Seven fictional characters with awful jobs

At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Allegra Frazier tagged seven characters whose jobs are worse than yours, including:Turn-of-the-century sweatshop seamstress (Esther Gottsfeld in Triangle, Katherine Weber)

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire really happened, and nearly 150 workers (almost all immigrant women), trapped by ineffective fire escapes and locked doors, really did either perish in the flames or