Reply to: The Apprentice - New Series

[Ardesco]

Name: Kevin Shaw
Age: 24
Career: Bank Manager
Qualifications: 11 GCSEs and 2 A-Levels
Lives: Woking
He says: "I am driven, ambitious and hungry. It's obvious that I'll play a key part in the show from the start. I don't mess about. If I want something I will get it. I want to win"

How can you have a 24 year old as a bank manager, especially one with such poor qualifications (bearing in mind that they have made them easier over the years)

I'm guessing that he left school after he got his 2 A Levels at 18 and after 6 years work he is now is a branch manager. So this driven, ambitious and hungry kid can reposess your house! Nice.

Personally I'd like them all to lose.

He probably has a junior management role in a bank (i.e. team leader) so calls himself a bank manager. Easy enough to do if you work in one of the call centres, or data processing centres and you don't need any qualifications to speak of.

[threaded]

Doubt it. very few people can afford a car in Pakistan. Aside from the drug dealers...Would it be at all ironic if they stole your car and then used it blow up the british high commission in Islamabad?

No that would be just unfortunate. Yet, if it was returned to you and then it blew up, that'd be ironic.

[moorfield]

Name: Lucinda Ledgerwood
Age: 31
Career: Risk Manager
Qualifications: BSC in Psychology and Neuroscience
Lives: Edinburgh
She says: "I am very diverse, well rounded and I always win."

Looks late 30's at best. I guess being good at stuff takes it's toll...

I would though. She is well rounded after all.

[lilelvis2000]

Shes the ****er that steals and rings you car to Pakistan then.

Doubt it. very few people can afford a car in Pakistan. Aside from the drug dealers...Would it be at all ironic if they stole your car and then used it blow up the british high commission in Islamabad?

[PAH]

How can you have a 24 year old as a bank manager?

Piggy bank manager.
Sperm bank manager.
Bottle bank manager.

Easy when you're creative with the CV.

[Moscow Mule]

Name: Lucinda Ledgerwood
Age: 31
Career: Risk Manager
Qualifications: BSC in Psychology and Neuroscience
Lives: Edinburgh
She says: "I am very diverse, well rounded and I always win."

Looks late 30's at best. I guess being good at stuff takes it's toll...

[PAH]

My favourite quote is "I can sell pieces of paper for £50".

They call them 50 quid notes, or hundred quid notes if she's really truthful.

[sasguru]

Because I went to rehab to stop doing things that weren't good for me...

If the rehab was to stop you talking shite, get yer money back...

[Lucy]

What were you up to ?

Naughty stuff.

[BoredBloke]

Name: Kevin Shaw
Age: 24
Career: Bank Manager
Qualifications: 11 GCSEs and 2 A-Levels
Lives: Woking
He says: "I am driven, ambitious and hungry. It's obvious that I'll play a key part in the show from the start. I don't mess about. If I want something I will get it. I want to win"

How can you have a 24 year old as a bank manager, especially one with such poor qualifications (bearing in mind that they have made them easier over the years)

I'm guessing that he left school after he got his 2 A Levels at 18 and after 6 years work he is now is a branch manager. So this driven, ambitious and hungry kid can reposess your house! Nice.

Personally I'd like them all to lose.

[Bagpuss]

Because I went to rehab to stop doing things that weren't good for me, and now, well, today at least I am clean and sober. I'm going to change it anyway. I didn't do AA, because I'm not an alcoholic, but all 12 step programmes are based on AA.

What were you up to ?

[Lucy]

http://www.tbglearning.com/about-us.htm


PS why does your footnote say "Clean and sober today"? sounds like AA or somink, innit

Because I went to rehab to stop doing things that weren't good for me, and now, well, today at least I am clean and sober. I'm going to change it anyway. I didn't do AA, because I'm not an alcoholic, but all 12 step programmes are based on AA.

[Bagpuss]

Doesn't it depend on how you define 100%.

If you're contracted for 40 hours, but work 60, is that not working 150%?

No that's working 150% of your contracted hours. People who say 'I give 150%' are either morons or innumerate.

[beaker]

I ALWAYS give 10%!

[Moscow Mule]

any person can only give 100%

Doesn't it depend on how you define 100%.

If you're contracted for 40 hours, but work 60, is that not working 150%?