Kelly Clarkson: Public Enemy #1

You wished you were her when she belted out that winning song, but you'll be glad you're not when the original American Idol takes on America's Most-Hated Jobs.

Hated Job #1: The Telemarketer

All 30 headset-wearing employees at Los Angeles-based Concorde Communications are diligently dialing, ready to harass another day's worth of unsuspecting phone answerers, when they do a massive double take. The New Girl is here, but she's no ordinary New Girl. She's Kelly Clarkson, and she's humming to herself and flipping her choppy, well-highlighted hair as she sashays into one of the many drab cubicles. The American Idol has entered the building, ready to harangue the good citizens of America into buying high-speed Internet access.

Christina, a plump, brunette Concorde veteran in a floral dress, schools Kelly in the ways of the computer and shares her tried-and-true tactics to "turn those nos into yeses."

"Exciting!" Kelly exclaims in her charming southern twang. She actually means it: The American Idol harbors a little secret. She actually worked as a telemarketer in her pre-reality-TV-queen days. "Let me tell you," she says. "I am a seller. People are gonna want to talk to me. The secret is to come off as a buddy, not a salesperson."