The Apprentice.

To biglouis!

Wow! I’m glad you’re not my neighbour too!

Haven’t watched it for years. Not since Nick andMargaret assisted Alan Sugar. Can’t bear him and having seen the ‘Baroness Brady’ clip on Gogglebox last night I won’t be watching in the future. What an awful social climbing woman, so intent on her title. I only remember her from Aston Villa and she didn’t do a great job there as I remember.

They arent allowed to use the internet or calculators during tasks. Their phones are only for communicating with each other.

What amazes me about these contestants, when they ate asked to buy certain things and don’t know what items are or the kind of price they might expect to pay, none of them have the gumption to look it up on the phones glued to their fingertips. So basic and I dread to think how they expect success when so fundamentally stupid!

I've watched it since day one. All I can say this time the candidates are the weakest and the best ones were fired.
Whomever does the initial interviews (out of thousands of prospective candidates) needs to do a better job.
When Nick & Margaret were Lord Sugar's advisors they were so more professional, I squirmed when the 'Baroness' made herself plain.

I was addicted to the first couple of series then gave it a miss for three years. Thought I would give it another try, my goodness I will never watch again. If these candidates never had the sense to have an experienced accountant look at their plans beforehand, well it beggars belief 🙄

I met Susie Ma some years ago through my daughter.
She was a runner up on the apprentice.
She started the Tropic skin care/ makeup range. She’s certainly no airhead.

Not too keen on Baroness Brady - looks like her face has been ironed.

I use to follow Apprentice but recents series have become farcical, why would any credible business prospect put themselves through the humiliation.

Maybe the candidates are selected by the same criteria as Love Island, or maybe the criteria is to fail an intelligence test.

my moneys on the girl from Hull

Don’t think so, she was fired.

I watched a few episodes of the earlier series, but then decided it was not for me. Just an opinion, but I though that quite a few of the candidates were clearly suffering from delusions of adequacy, and as for Alan Sugar, who on earth would want to work for a man who has so clearly had such a highly successful charisma by-pass operation? Each to their own.

merlotgran

biglouis

If she said to me "Baroness Brady to you" I'd be inclined to answer "And I'm Ms/Miss/Mrs Stemon to you

hahaha

I once had an ignorent neighbour who asked my first name; second name and finally "is it Miss or Mrs" without offering any information at all about herself.

Eventually I told her that it was neither Miss no Mrs but Dr. My first name was for my friends and she could call me Dr Biglouis.

I then went on the land registry site and did some research on her. It turned up she and her partner had completely different names. I learned who her mortgage provider was, when she had moved in and how much they had paid for the house.

If she had just told me her name I would not have bothered.

Blimey! I’m glad you’re not my neighbour.

Wide berth springs to mind. 😮

Wow - stalking! As said above!

They must pick the dim ones as they know they'll slip up and make good tv. I was a bit mesmerised by the lips and eyebrows and identical outfits. Can't stand Karen Brady - she was so sneering towards the girl who wanted a salon in Belgravia - she said " I live in Belgravia", as if it would be way beyond her. Well maybe it would, but surely high aspirations are a good thing and if she has to change her aspirations, then so be it , but don't pour cold water on her from the start in that snooty way.

Land Registry? Size of their mortgage? How much they paid?
Crikey. That sounds like stalking
What next?
inside leg,colour of pj's,mothers maiden name too ?

biglouis

*If she said to me "Baroness Brady to you" I'd be inclined to answer "And I'm Ms/Miss/Mrs Stemon to you*

hahaha

I once had an ignorent neighbour who asked my first name; second name and finally "is it Miss or Mrs" without offering any information at all about herself.

Eventually I told her that it was neither Miss no Mrs but Dr. My first name was for my friends and she could call me Dr Biglouis.

I then went on the land registry site and did some research on her. It turned up she and her partner had completely different names. I learned who her mortgage provider was, when she had moved in and how much they had paid for the house.

If she had just told me her name I would not have bothered.

Blimey! I’m glad you’re not my neighbour.

Wide berth springs to mind. 😮

If you run a genuine business (as I do) then you will be aware that the “back office” function is vital to being able to sell a good or service. If Tesco had no food on the shelves, correctly priced and in the right section – or if the shop was dirty and ill lit people would soon vote with their feet. Yet all too often people who were in the kitchen cooking the food, or preparing and packaging the goods, are denigrated as “hiding” and not selling. We can’t all be salespeople on the day. This is a basic premise even overlooked by Lord Sugar. I have yet to hear a candidate point out and argue this simple basic fact when accused of “not contributing”.

Unpleasant, intimidating, totally unnecessary comments from the interviewers. It makes for good viewing and I believe that the candidates had been warned in advance that this would happen. This is the first time I’ve watched in ages and going by the business plans produced, the girls appeared very naive and not business savvy at all. It’s all contrived, in my opinion.

If she said to me "Baroness Brady to you" I'd be inclined to answer "And I'm Ms/Miss/Mrs Stemon to you

hahaha

I once had an ignorent neighbour who asked my first name; second name and finally "is it Miss or Mrs" without offering any information at all about herself.

Eventually I told her that it was neither Miss no Mrs but Dr. My first name was for my friends and she could call me Dr Biglouis.

I then went on the land registry site and did some research on her. It turned up she and her partner had completely different names. I learned who her mortgage provider was, when she had moved in and how much they had paid for the house.

If she had just told me her name I would not have bothered.

merlotgran

Callistemon21

If she said to me "Baroness Brady to you" I'd be inclined to answer "And I'm Ms/Miss/Mrs Stemon to you".

Karren Brady might be at the top of the tree but her nasty remark reminded me of the advice that you should be careful who you upset on their way up because you might meet them again on your way down.

Can’t stand the bloody woman.. face like a smacked arse most of the time..

Callistemon21

If she said to me "Baroness Brady to you" I'd be inclined to answer "And I'm Ms/Miss/Mrs Stemon to you".

Karren Brady might be at the top of the tree but her nasty remark reminded me of the advice that you should be careful who you upset on their way up because you might meet them again on your way down.

I lost all respect for Karen last night Callistemon with that Baroness Brady comment. All those weeks they called her Karen. I was boiling angry and I would have said the same. Then at the very end she gave the final two such a sickly smile.
They were ripped to shreds all for tv. I agree their business plans were full of holes. That poor girl Victoria was humiliated by the guy almost calling her thick because of her lack of grammar skills. Terrible. I chose the final two as they have scalable businesses. I hope Marnie the boxer wins. Megan is from Hull where I live and she held her own very well. But ooh that accent. Hoping I don’t sound like that lol.

I agree TillyTrotter, but as I see it they have to make each series a bit more sensational each time with people like Karren, because the contestants and the tasks are so samey samey.
It's the same with Strictly and the judges etc.

And then in the boardroom Karren simpers to Lord Sugar and laughs like a drain at his often awkward jokes.

There was only one of the interviewees who had one iota of common sense. Pie in the sky comes to mind - or castles in Belgravia? There's only one I'd give the time of day to and I hope that his Lordship agrees with me. Loved her long plait - she looked so different when she had her hair brushed out!