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Originally Posted by Rutakateki;46624125It was a minor [I
faux-pas[/i], and I thought he dealt with it well.
What got me was the "reaction" shot of Margaret and made me wonder if it was "live" at the time, or a cutaway shot done later?. |
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One of the worst things about the entire Apprentice series has been the insistence of Suagr on being called Sir Alan or Lord Sugar at each and every turn, it's like his crutch.
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He knew the score - this was a formal interview. Inappropriate, as was his feeble attempts at patronsing Claude with an explanation of what a brand is! ![]() Quote:
It was, as you say, a minor "Faux pas", to address her in that manner.
What got me was the "reaction" shot of Margaret and made me wonder if it was "live" at the time, or a cutaway shot done later?. |
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And then to ask "Sorry, I didn't catch your name" to Gordan...disgraceful.
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Its Bordan - disgraceful you could get that wrong
![]() As for calling an interviewer by their first name it's just bad manners, unless you have been introduced by that person to do so. Baggs was a victim to that old adage 'familiarity breeds contempt' |
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One of the worst things about the entire Apprentice series has been the insistence of Suagr on being called Sir Alan or Lord Sugar at each and every turn, it's like his crutch.
Heck - even when dealing with the Royals you just call them Sir or Ma'am after using their titles the first time... says a lot about Sugar's inferiority complex that he insists on it! Stuart was wrong to presume to call the interviewer by her first name without being invited to do so - but he did correct himself after being prompted, and as has been pointed out - he has probably never attended a formal interview in his life! |
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That was a typical deflective question. Baggs was trying to change the direction of the interview because he didn't like the way the he was being forced into a corner.
As for calling an interviewer by their first name it's just bad manners, unless you have been introduced by that person to do so. Baggs was a victim to that old adage 'familiarity breeds contempt' ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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That was a typical deflective question. Baggs was trying to change the direction of the interview because he didn't like the way the he was being forced into a corner.
Not that I though he was going to do it, of course, but that was the fleeting impression I got. |
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In a real-life interview you would never refer to the person giving the interview by their first name unless they said you could. You would use their full name or if it was a more formal setting, Mr or Ms and then surname.
I have never been to interview in my life with someone I have never met before and used their first name. |
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Stuart has made me cringe several times during the course of this series, in fact he has probably cringed a little himself watching it back.
Of course, in interview, you should always address a person formally on first meeting them until they tell you otherwise but i think Stuart was so taken aback to see margaret sitting there, mixed with maybe a little relief that it was a familiar face that he just blurted out 'Hello Margaret'...she is such a familiar face on tv that he probably, fleetingly, felt he already knew her and let his guard slip a little. |
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I cannot bear all this mock formality some folk insist on. It's pure British pomposity at times. We're in 2010 for goodness sake - not the 19th century.
I always address folk by their first name unless they have a title (other than Mr/Mrs) which I am clearly expected to use. When I worked in the US in the 80s everyone addressed one another no matter who they were. I thought Margaret's response to Stuart and her manner was quite obnoxious and even if she had felt he's been overly familiar her response and tone was of equal rudeness. And as for that awful man who refused to shake hands - if that happened in a real life interview I'd simply walk out. That was just the height of rudeness. It has been documented that the first 30-45 seconds or so is crucial to sucess in an interview. In the current economic climate, where dozens of people are applying for one position, a faux pas similar to Stuarts could be the difference between getting the job or not. Those who believe that Margaret was wrong to pull Stuart up on that, clearly have no respect for the power an interviewer holds. |
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He apparently expects all his staff to use that title, too, though I'm sure that senior staff like Margaret, Nick and Borden are excused!
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Who has said Stuart wasn't wrong?
It would be like seeing a famous female singer in the street and saying "Ooh look, there's Mrs Ritchie". More likely you say "Ooh look, it's Madonna" As has been said before it was a mistake in that situation which was quickly corrected. Maybe it was a mistake / unfair to have someone so familiar, and well known to Apprentice fans, come back as an interviewer? Last year, or whenever, one of the interviewers was Ms Karen Brady. Now she is becoming known as Karen off the Apprentice, just as Nick is. Perhaps now that she is no longer performing an informal task we should, out of respect, stop calling her Margaret? |
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Karen Brady referrred to him as Alan several times in the "You're fired" programme.
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That's quite right, but Karren isn't on his staff, the others are (or were!) employed by one or more of AS's companies.
He just doesn't like people who don't know him calling him Alan. If you don't want to be called by your first name then it has to be 'Lord Sugar' as 'Mr Sugar' or 'Sir Alan' are incorrect. |
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I think the key cog in this situation is that normally an interviewee would not have seen the interviewer on TV mutliple times before they entered the interview room. In real life, you'd seldom know your interviewer before, and if you did, it would be because you'd met them before and not because you'd seen them on the telly.
Therefore, it was not as easy for Stuart to gauge what to do immediately. |
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I think the key cog in this situation is that normally an interviewee would not have seen the interviewer on TV mutliple times before they entered the interview room. In real life, you'd seldom know your interviewer before, and if you did, it would be because you'd met them before and not because you'd seen them on the telly.
Therefore, it was not as easy for Stuart to gauge what to do immediately. I suppose, like Joanna, he'd never attended such an interview before. |
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I think the key cog in this situation is that normally an interviewee would not have seen the interviewer on TV mutliple times before they entered the interview room. In real life, you'd seldom know your interviewer before, and if you did, it would be because you'd met them before and not because you'd seen them on the telly.
Therefore, it was not as easy for Stuart to gauge what to do immediately. Are you jamie in disguise??? |
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Is this (BIB) a particular key cog? What is a key cog? It doesnt meeean anything, key cog, what do you mean, key cog etc etc
Are you jamie in disguise??? ![]() ![]()
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I cannot bear all this mock formality some folk insist on. It's pure British pomposity at times. We're in 2010 for goodness sake - not the 19th century.
I always address folk by their first name unless they have a title (other than Mr/Mrs) which I am clearly expected to use. When I worked in the US in the 80s everyone addressed one another no matter who they were. I thought Margaret's response to Stuart and her manner was quite obnoxious and even if she had felt he's been overly familiar her response and tone was of equal rudeness. And as for that awful man who refused to shake hands - if that happened in a real life interview I'd simply walk out. That was just the height of rudeness. Oh and before I walked out and stick my finger up at him! |
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I loved Alan Sugars greeting to Margaret the best.
"Welcome back to the boardroom Margaret, one of my best observers in this process..." There were only 3 observers in the whole show, and the other two are sat beside him. LOL |
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I would have thought, if you were an applicant for a £100K a year job, you would be on first name terms with your employers.
So what on earth was wrong with Stuart calling Margaret by her first name. Just seemed to me to be another "Let's Get Stuart" incident. Stuart seemed very personable throughtout the process - and came over better with Mr Vig-i-len then Joanna. The licence business was just splitting hairs, I thought. |
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That's quite right, but Karren isn't on his staff, the others are (or were!) employed by one or more of AS's companies.
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He apparently expects all his staff to use that title, too, though I'm sure that senior staff like Margaret, Nick and Borden are excused!
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Karen Brady referrred to him as Alan several times in the "You're fired" programme.
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I think he has said before that anyone who worked for him before he got the title's and called him Alan, still call him Alan. New employe's are expected to call him by his title.
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Quite frankly I would have done the same. When I have bumped into actors or people in the public eye I have referred to them by their first name (not many admittedly). I though that faux pas of Stuart's was totally understandable.
Even if you know the interviewing panel (for example internal interview) you are still expected to treat the panel as you would an external panel and vice versa, therefore you wait for introductions etc. Over familiarity can hurt you in an interview process, it makes you comfortable and you don't 'sell' yourself as well as you would to an external panel. When I introduce myself to new doctors in my job or when doing interviews, my first email/greeting is always Dr So-n-so and my name is Orangesmartie. After that I revert to using their given (or preferred) name. I've never yet (touch wood) been corrected. Interestingly, when introducing themselves to me, I am never referred to as Ms Orangesmartie. I always introduce my CEO as CEO, rather than Mr CEO.....but only because his surname is Wright and I'd die laughing introducing Mr Wright |
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