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I've worked with the likes of Jim and I bet he's a lot of fun, although you always wonder how he manages to get away with the bullshine.
But if he was, for example, selling insurance or mortgages, I suggest that his mindset would be: screw the punter, get the sale; sales = bonus. That doesn't sit well with me. Avoid. |
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I've worked with the likes of Jim and I bet he's a lot of fun, although you always wonder how he manages to get away with the bullshine.
But if he was, for example, selling insurance or mortgages, I suggest that his mindset would be: screw the punter, get the sale; sales = bonus. That doesn't sit well with me. Avoid. |
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That's bit mean!
![]() I think he'd be great fun to work with. I think he relentless and effective. People tend to look up to him and see him as a leader. I think people are too swayed by how handsome Tom is, or how perfect Helen looks etc, forget about how they look. Tom just doesn't have the go in him, not enough strength, overruled and sidelined. Helen just doesn't have the enterpreneurial spirit I think, great organiser etc, but doesn't have the sharp business sense. Nastasha, feisty but doesn't listen and her ideas aren't always right. Susan Lightweight I think. I wouldn't let her have my 250,000. lol, not a chance. They all turn to Jim. They all look up to Jim, whether they admit it or not. He's just that rare type that commands respect for day one. Go Jim Go ![]() I'm proud of you ![]() (being Irish) |
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That's bit mean!
![]() I think he'd be great fun to work with. I think he relentless and effective. People tend to look up to him and see him as a leader. I think people are too swayed by how handsome Tom is, or how perfect Helen looks etc, forget about how they look. Tom just doesn't have the go in him, not enough strength, overruled and sidelined. Helen just doesn't have the enterpreneurial spirit I think, great organiser etc, but doesn't have the sharp business sense. Nastasha, feisty but doesn't listen and her ideas aren't always right. Susan Lightweight I think. I wouldn't let her have my 250,000. lol, not a chance. They all turn to Jim. They all look up to Jim, whether they admit it or not. He's just that rare type that commands respect for day one. Go Jim Go ![]() I'm proud of you ![]() (being Irish) |
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I've worked with the likes of Jim and I bet he's a lot of fun, although you always wonder how he manages to get away with the bullshine.
But if he was, for example, selling insurance or mortgages, I suggest that his mindset would be: screw the punter, get the sale; sales = bonus. That doesn't sit well with me. Avoid.
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I think some people rather forget what the aim of this years Apprentice is. If it was for a Salesman-in Chief I'm sure Jim would win. But, it isn't, it's for someone to partner LS in a new venture, that means someone with a flare for developing new ideas and the like. I just don't think that's Jim, nor for that matter Helen or Natasha. None of those three have started a business (as Tom rightly pointed out last week). The only two who seem to fit the bill are Tom and Susan. On balance, and unless he does something really wrong in the next task, I think it will be Tom as he has the edge over Susan as well as the maturity.
I don't think it is neccessary to be "full of ones-self" and domineering to achieve success, any way LS has enough of that for two in the proposed partnership! |
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The only two who seem to fit the bill are Tom and Susan.
If he was only going to consider people who have started a business then he would have wasted most of the candidates time as well as the audience's. |
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I find Jim utterly creepy.
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But that would make the whole series nothing but a pointless sham.
If he was only going to consider people who have started a business then he would have wasted most of the candidates time as well as the audience's. I don't think he's ONLY going to actually consider candidates who have run their own business, but you'd have to say that they would be a safter option - even if that goes against the grain of task performance. |
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I like Jim. As far as good TV is concerned he's been the best IMHO.
I also like Tom. He's extremely likeable. Prefer both these to the women that are left. |
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I find Jim utterly creepy.
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I like him and I hope he wins because to me he is the best candidate
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I've worked with the likes of Jim and I bet he's a lot of fun, although you always wonder how he manages to get away with the bullshine.
But if he was, for example, selling insurance or mortgages, I suggest that his mindset would be: screw the punter, get the sale; sales = bonus. That doesn't sit well with me. Avoid. |
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I agree with this. I don't remember him as PM
I'd like to see how well will he perform as PM next week.To be honest I wouldn't want the forced responsibility of being PM either, especially when you have to take the responsibility for other people's actions. |
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I'm starting to like Jim more now
He hasn't been such a **** for the last couple of weeks |
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I quite like Jim, but wouldn't trust the fella as far as I could throw him.
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I don't remember him as PM
So, not very impressive. |
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Even though I have come to like Jim more than at the start of the process, I don't want to see him win. Shuggs will be wasting his time and money with Jim. Tom is the only really logical choice imo.
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To be honest I have liked Tom from the start but I have also been very disappointed in him because he never gets his points across to the others on his team. In fact I can't believe he is still in the running.
Jim is straight up and driven but he also has a sense of humour. I reckon the likes of Karren and Lord Sugar are ever so slightly scared of him. I would like Jim to win but I have a feeling that Susan will. |
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Quite the opposite for me. I liked Jim at first but he's too slimy and 'thinks' he's a good communicator. In fact he talks a lot of BS.
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Jim strikes me as slightly deluded in his own abilities... he's a good salesman, but his attempts at motivating the team are painful to watch.
'We're going to make soup like we've never made soup before!' 'I'm going to defuse the situation!' And his insistence on coming up with awful taglines is almost amusing. Especially the little pause before he enunciates them, very clearly, down the phone: 'Any...time...is...treat...time' |
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