Lucina to win apprentice

[SueEllen]

Erm, right.

Do you lot objectify every woman you see?

They have to as they don't know any real women who can stand them.

[realityhack]

They have to as they don't know any real women who can stand them.

Hmm.

[malvolio]

She seems a bit thick to me, but I am hampered by refusing to watch the actual programme. Perhaps she showed more signs of intelligence in some bits I missed.

Check out her CV:

BSc Hons in Psychology. Speaks a few languages. World-class scuba diver, turned down a body-double role as a diver in one of the Bond films. Freelance BA on £100k a year so pulling around £500 a day. Changed her name a few years back from Cindy Burger...

Sounds fairly accomplished to me...

[Ruprect]

Erm, right.

Do you lot objectify every woman you see?

Lighten up grandad!

[Torran]

fairly popular in Edinburgh's George Street drinking establishments rumour would have it

[TimberWolf]

They have to as they don't know any real women who can stand them.

Not always. This apprentice (the female lawyer series two) was highly intelligent and probably too much for srallen.

Pwoooaaarhhh.

[TheBigYinJames]

I did laugh at Siralan's observation last night that she wouldn't fit in because as a freelancing contractor (although I don't count moving around the same company as real freelancing) she didn't work well in teams and couldn't "stick" a real job, as nobody liked her and she was unmanageable

As a slightly ADHDy passive-aggressive unmanageable type myself, I did see some of the truth in that observation, and I wonder how many contractors like me do it partly because they simply don't work very well on corporate career structures. I tried the big corp ladder for 5 years and hated it, went back to contracting.

I think he was dead right that she shouldn't take the job, but not because of anything wrong with her - I think most people who survive on corporate ladders do so by becoming a little bit droid-like. I think most contractors would recognise her attitude near the end which was basically "i dont need this tulip"

[lilelvis2000]

Sir Alan really hates contractors.
"She flips from project to project... she's not going to do that in my organisation."

But he doesn't mind people who lie about spending 2 years at Thames Valley University and can't spell.

I think he got burned by the last person who also was a contractor and soon left his company.

Can't figure out why he didn't let Lee and Helene go and let Alex and Claire fight it out. IMHO they are all useless and it should be Raef winning it. SurAllen to pull a surprise "you're hired" this year???

[TheBigYinJames]

I think he got burned by the last person who also was a contractor and soon left his company.

It also explains why he was having none of this "I came from a troubled childhood" whining from Helene, that girl he gave it to a couple of years ago who'd brought up her sister alone or something, bailed on him.

Can't figure out why he didn't let Lee and Helene go and let Alex and Claire fight it out. IMHO they are all useless and it should be Raef winning it. SurAllen to pull a surprise "you're hired" this year???

To be honest I think he made a grave business mistake leaving Lee in even for just this extra week. It might send out the message that it's OK to lie on your CV in Siralan's business, so who else in there is a liar. Exaggeration is accepted, but conflating 4 months and a drop-out into 2 years is a bit much. if you must lie, make sure it' can't be found out

[ratewhore]

My observations:

1) I'm still undecided on the 'would I give Lucinda a good rinsing' question.
2) Alex is a little sheetbag, dropping her in it in the boardroom.
3) Loved Michael McIntyres impression of Alex in the aftershow.
4) If they're all as good as they say they are, none of them 'need' the job.
5) Couple of those interviewers are proper w@nkers. Anyone with an ounce of personal pride would either drop them or simply walk out.

Good telly mind. (IMHO of course...)