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Paul kept shouting them down like the ill mannered neanderthal he is so how exactly were they supposed to get their point across?
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Paul kept shouting them down like the ill mannered neanderthal he is so how exactly were they supposed to get their point across?
They could try acting like grown adults & not like school children. |
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and what does that make bullies?
I never cried through a painful labour, never cried after a very painful major op yet can find myself shedding tears over the simple things in life - a newspaper article, inspirational video...I need to grow up I suppose. OK. |
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How do you deal with a screaming child?
Mind I'm sure I've seen some parents crying in frustration with their offspring. Crying isn't a coping mechanism as a such, more an uncontrollable emotional reaction.
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I think if someone was shouting me down as Paul was when I was being asked to account for myself I'd walk out and say I'd be back when they'd calmed down and I would be allowed to speak but I'm not sure what LS would make of that as it wouldn't make good TV.
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So the way to deal with gobby knuckle draggers like Paul is the burst into tears on-cue?
They could try acting like grown adults & not like school children. Acting like a "gobby knuckle dragger" though, is entirely controllable. |
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I think if someone was shouting me down as Paul was when I was being asked to account for myself I'd walk out and say I'd be back when they'd calmed down and I would be allowed to speak but I'm not sure what LS would make of that as it wouldn't make good TV.
Surely the other factor in Jessica getting flustered was that fundamentally Paul was right and Jessica and Frances had between them lost the task, and that every defence she put forward was immediately shot down. Frances was trying to play both ends against the middle, and perhaps got caught up in the emotionally fraught atmosphere. Paul was rightly fired for his "anger management issues" especially blowing up in front of the customers (although answering back to Lord Sugar might have weighed more heavily in the decision making process) but otherwise Jessica or Frances might easily have been fired for losing the task. Ironically, Jessica breaking down might have served to distract from her real weakness as a candidate for Lord Sugar's £250,000 -- she is out of control. Just like Sofiane, she goes off and does her own thing without apparent regard for the team, business principles or basic common sense. |
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So the way to deal with gobby knuckle draggers like Paul is the burst into tears on-cue?
They could try acting like grown adults & not like school children. Frances however is a different story. She saw an opportunity to manipulate the situation but I definitely feel Jessicas were real. |
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The girls were lucky that Sugar is quite old fashioned when it comes to gender roles. If one of the men had cried, he`d have been brutal. I used to work in a secondary school and some of the new teachers would come out of the more difficult classes and burst into floods of tears in the staffroom. It became a battle to suppress tears while in the class, as once the kids see a teacher cry it's game over, really. The same can be said for crying in front of your boss about work issues. It's just unprofessional and leads to loss of respect.
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The crying is actually quite awful to see, it's not representative of most professional females in the workplace.
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The girls were lucky that Sugar is quite old fashioned when it comes to gender roles. If one of the men had cried, he`d have been brutal. I used to work in a secondary school and some of the new teachers would come out of the more difficult classes and burst into floods of tears in the staffroom. It became a battle to suppress tears while in the class, as once the kids see a teacher cry it's game over, really. The same can be said for crying in front of your boss about work issues. It's just unprofessional and leads to loss of respect.
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The girls were lucky that Sugar is quite old fashioned when it comes to gender roles. If one of the men had cried, he`d have been brutal. I used to work in a secondary school and some of the new teachers would come out of the more difficult classes and burst into floods of tears in the staffroom. It became a battle to suppress tears while in the class, as once the kids see a teacher cry it's game over, really. The same can be said for crying in front of your boss about work issues. It's just unprofessional and leads to loss of respect.
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The crying is actually quite awful to see, it's not representative of most professional females in the workplace.
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The crying is actually quite awful to see, it's not representative of most professional females in the workplace.
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[quote=holymolybaloney;84817330]Am I unprofessional then because just the same as a previous poster I naturally get teary at the most inappropriate moments for instance when speaking one on one to a line manager. Who knows why, it just happens and I try my hardest to suppress it. Not been sacked for it yet!![/QUOTE]
Well that's true enough because we are all different - and very pleased you have not been sacked yet because you need to fund all the tissues !
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Am I unprofessional then because just the same as a previous poster I naturally get teary at the most inappropriate moments for instance when speaking one on one to a line manager. Who knows why, it just happens and I try my hardest to suppress it. Not been sacked for it yet!![/QUOTE]
Well that's true enough because we are all different - and very pleased you have not been sacked yet because you need to fund all the tissues ! ![]() ![]() ![]()
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I'm going to speak up for Frances and say that her tears were genuine and resulted from the realisation that she has been in the final boardroom more than anybody, was in it at that moment and was being shouted down by Paul who practically turned on her.
She was THE most vulnerable one in there so she'd have to be made of iron to not let her emotions crack just a little... Her tears really moved me and, if she was trying it on, she should take up acting because I was convinced... |
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I think they now know that those who cry are going to be dealt with gently so more and more are indulging in it. In the real world, habitual weepers are rarely promoted to a high rank as adults are expected to be able to manage their emotions especially regarding conflict in the workplace. The first time Alana cried in Ep 1 Sugar coldly asked her to leave the boardroom until she was composed and Karren looked disgusted with her.
Since then they have decided that crying girls make for good TV and keep them in the room. |
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those that cry need to grow up and man up after all its just a stupid game show, its not like their lives depend on it and its a case of life and death
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those that cry need to grow up and man up after all its just a stupid game show, its not like their lives depend on it and its a case of life and death
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It's representative of me and hasn't really occurred in previous series' from what I can remember.
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To be frank, yes. It is a game show, and contestants know this. There's not an execution squad waiting outside the doors. There's plenty of other ways to pursue your business investement. I do wish certain of the women would grow some balls, particularily now in the late stages when they're yelling 'girl power' and what not.
No, I don't cry if someone is aggressive, rude or insulting, I remain assertive and know how to handle myself in the face of men behaving badly. Occasionally as the only female in a meeting, a chap might ask me if I 'want to be mother' when the the coffee comes out. A simple 'no thanks, mines a black coffee with no sugar please' deals with it neatly. |
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id suggest to the OP that peoples emotional response of crying is out of their control as much as someone ranting about their annoyance of people crying on a internet forum.
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id suggest to the OP that peoples emotional response of crying is out of their control as much as someone ranting about their annoyance of people crying on a internet forum.
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Mind I'm sure I've seen some parents crying in frustration with their offspring. Crying isn't a coping mechanism as a such, more an uncontrollable emotional reaction.
