I'm sure this has been asked manys a time, but why arent there enough chairs in the boardroom for the whole team? I know it would be a really silly looking long table with 16 seats on one side, but last night one girl (no idea what her name was) was the only one standing, whilst everyone else is sitting. it made it look like she was the only one being told off.
Why arent there enough chairs in the boardroom?
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Originally Posted by inothernews:
“Because you'd need a bigger boardroom.”
“Because you'd need a bigger boardroom.”
One more chair wouldnt have been that much of a squeeze, The girl standing was like a dementor looming over them
Originally Posted by Makson:
“Even worse, why are the guys so unchivalrous? They should let the ladies sit down”
“Even worse, why are the guys so unchivalrous? They should let the ladies sit down”
They don't get to choose where they sit.
Originally Posted by Makson:
“Even worse, why are the guys so unchivalrous? They should let the ladies sit down”
“Even worse, why are the guys so unchivalrous? They should let the ladies sit down”
Why do women need to sit down more than men?
lol this is exactly wrong with people who stand for gender equality. We get people saying that men should let women sit down etc, then also they want to be independent and strong. You're clueless Makson.
But anyway, I'm 99.9% sure the producers tell them where to sit, otherwise you'll get people offering seats and the whole "oh nah I'm fine standing" business
But anyway, I'm 99.9% sure the producers tell them where to sit, otherwise you'll get people offering seats and the whole "oh nah I'm fine standing" business
I'm all for equality and a society free from sexism, therefore if a woman is able-bodied and not heavily pregnant, I see no reason to offer a seat simply because of her gender.
One of them should have jumped on Claude's empty chair and stared him out when he walked in. If they prevail instant winner material.
It must be uncomfortable to have to stand on the spot for such a long time as well. No wonder James did his swaying and stretching thing last year 
Originally Posted by annie24601:
“It must be uncomfortable to have to stand in the spot for such a long time as well. No wonder James did his swaying and stretching thing last year”
“It must be uncomfortable to have to stand in the spot for such a long time as well. No wonder James did his swaying and stretching thing last year
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I thought it was really rude of Lord Sugar to point that out. I would feel so humiliated if someone did that to me.
It looked sloppy from a production point of view that in week 1 someone is forced to stand, surely bringing in an extra chair wouldn't have been too troublesome.
Also yes I don't see why the woman should get precedence for a seat over a man when she is totally able bodied and not pregnant.
Also yes I don't see why the woman should get precedence for a seat over a man when she is totally able bodied and not pregnant.
From a logistics perspective it makes sense for the shorter people to sit and the taller people to stand so that as a viewer you can see them better. And in most cases, the shorter people will be women (though not always - April is clearly the tallest candidate).
Originally Posted by albion-mad-nick:
“Why do women need to sit down more than men?”
“Why do women need to sit down more than men?
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Business women tend to wear heels, whilst business men almost never do. So men should find standing for a long period less tireing.
Originally Posted by Shrike:
“Business women tend to wear heels, whilst business men almost never do. So men should find standing for a long period less tireing.”
“Business women tend to wear heels, whilst business men almost never do. So men should find standing for a long period less tireing.”
But men weigh more normally so the pressure is more on the feet in that way
Originally Posted by omgitzjustin:
“lol this is exactly wrong with people who stand for gender equality. We get people saying that men should let women sit down etc, then also they want to be independent and strong. You're clueless Makson.
But anyway, I'm 99.9% sure the producers tell them where to sit, otherwise you'll get people offering seats and the whole "oh nah I'm fine standing" business”
“lol this is exactly wrong with people who stand for gender equality. We get people saying that men should let women sit down etc, then also they want to be independent and strong. You're clueless Makson.
But anyway, I'm 99.9% sure the producers tell them where to sit, otherwise you'll get people offering seats and the whole "oh nah I'm fine standing" business”
No, I'm a chivalrous gentleman...some may call me old-fashioned but so be it.
I'd feel uncomfortable sitting down on a seat in the boardroom if it meant a female having to stand behind me.
I agree that the "some standing" scenario looks a bit uncivilised and is distracting visually as it looks untidy.
Originally Posted by Shrike:
“Business women tend to wear heels, whilst business men almost never do. So men should find standing for a long period less tireing.”
“Business women tend to wear heels, whilst business men almost never do. So men should find standing for a long period less tireing.”
If someone knows they're likely to be standing around, surely they'd have to be fairly stupid to choose footwear which makes it uncomfortable to stand!
Agree women choose to wear heels, if they hurt that isn't a guy's problem she should have worn flats.
At the risk of ruining the magic, I think it's just done for the sake of camera shots.
If you have a line of people sitting at a table you have to use a fairly long-shot to get them all in and that makes it harder to see facial expressions and gives you a wide strip of nothing-interesting at the top and bottom of the picture.
With the current format the camera can zoom in and get all of their faces with a medium shot and that means the viewers can get to see ALL their reactions at the same time when one of them says something dodgy.
If you have a line of people sitting at a table you have to use a fairly long-shot to get them all in and that makes it harder to see facial expressions and gives you a wide strip of nothing-interesting at the top and bottom of the picture.
With the current format the camera can zoom in and get all of their faces with a medium shot and that means the viewers can get to see ALL their reactions at the same time when one of them says something dodgy.
Originally Posted by Aslan52:
“At the risk of ruining the magic, I think it's just done for the sake of camera shots.
If you have a line of people sitting at a table you have to use a fairly long-shot to get them all in and that makes it harder to see facial expressions and gives you a wide strip of nothing-interesting at the top and bottom of the picture.
With the current format the camera can zoom in and get all of their faces with a medium shot and that means the viewers can get to see ALL their reactions at the same time when one of them says something dodgy.”
“At the risk of ruining the magic, I think it's just done for the sake of camera shots.
If you have a line of people sitting at a table you have to use a fairly long-shot to get them all in and that makes it harder to see facial expressions and gives you a wide strip of nothing-interesting at the top and bottom of the picture.
With the current format the camera can zoom in and get all of their faces with a medium shot and that means the viewers can get to see ALL their reactions at the same time when one of them says something dodgy.”
I agree.
There's a gap in the middle so that each camera gets a 'clean' shot of the relevant group without any stray elbows appearing at the side, and with so many candidates in the first few weeks, you're always going to get at least one person standing ... unless you started with a stupidly long table and gave Sugar a pair of binoculars and a megaphone!
As for who stands, I can pretty much guarantee that if all the women were given seats, we'd have complaints about the BBC being "too PC"!
Originally Posted by Makson:
“Even worse, why are the guys so unchivalrous? They should let the ladies sit down”
“Even worse, why are the guys so unchivalrous? They should let the ladies sit down”
Equal rights means it sexist to assume a woman isn't capable of standing. In other words, chivalry is dead, and as well it should be
I assume it's some sort of Psycho babble thing, much like making your interviewee chair smaller than yours so you can look down on them.
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