2004.02.13

Show a little backbone would ya?

Wow - well... I guess it's clear now. Trump is looking for people who stand up for themselves. Jessie is the second Apprentice fired for letting Omarosa patronize her and run roughshod over her while Jessie continued to say she liked Omarosa and not defending herself when attacked. And come on... it's not like he didn't give her repeated opportunities. Kristi, too.

I'm becoming more and more impressed with how Trump is treating the people in the boardroom - or at least how he's edited. I’m not saying I would make the same decisions, but he is giving the people at risk not so subtle clues to what he thinks is an appropriate response to what is going on. In fact, in most cases he has given each of the potentials a very clear idea of what he's thinking and how they should respond in the last phase of the boardroom meetings.

I’m astounded that these women aren’t asking for Troy & Kwame’s advice on what Trump is looking for in the boardroom. They’ve seen the safety line and pulled themselves out.

If Kristi & Jessie are too dim to see Trump throwing them a line - how can he rely on them to pick up subtle clues in a real business situation?

Omarosa on the other hand, seems to try and pick up on these clues –almost too late, but not quite. Omarosa’s “sharp edge”, rude, and superior nature has pissed everyone off, including Trump, George and Carolyn.

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2004.02.06

Ain't no fleas on us

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Summary:

  • before anything there was a team reshuffle
    • New Protégé - Kristi, Jessie, Heidi, Omarosa, Kwame, Troy
    • New Versacorp - Nick, Bill, Amy, Erica, Katrina, Tammy
  • $1000 to get merchandise to sell at flea markets
  • Protégé decided (very late in the day) to buy merchandise from Chinatown to resell
  • Versacorp decided to make customized teeshirts and jewellery

    Project Mgrs:
    Nick - Versacorp, Kristi - Protégé

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    2004.01.30

    Planet Hollywood Shooter Girls

    Hire me up a shooter girl, 'cause I needs me a CEO.

    It was smart of the women to recognize that liquor sales was the biggest opportunity.
    It was smart of the women to use sexuality to sell liquor - all those advertising campaigns can't be wrong.

    But was it smart of them to use their own sexuality to sell liquor? Not so much.

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