The Apprentice Finale

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What did you all think about the ending? I wasn’t surprised that Randal won, I don’t think Trump had any problem deciding, Randal’s record spoke mountains for him, Rebecca was only 1-2 as a PM. But, what did you think about the potential offer for Rebecca? I agreed with what Randal did but I think it may tarnish him a little bit, he was so friendly throughout the show, it was too bad they ended it the way they did.

I saw Randal and Trump on Today this morning, Trump said 99% of people would have said to hire Rebecca too, he said Randal was a tough guy… Rebecca said if the situation was reversed she would have said yes… Easy to say…
 
If I were the one chosen I would’ve said yes - hire her also. … no question. Trump picked Randall… we all saw who won & who lost… so what harm would there have been in agreeing with Trump to take Rebecca? It would’ve shown Randall to be a man of compassion & character… but as it stood I think he didn’t look “tough” - he sounded almost whiney… “There’s only 1 Apprectice… I won… so the answer is NO!” They weren’t even going to be working on the same project… why would he feel threatened by her? Nope… I think he did the wrong thing. :tsktsk:

P.S. As a side note… how much of a hag was that blonde woman with the accent? I forget her name… but she totally trashed Rebecca…?! It sounded so mean spirited - like sour grapes. I soooooo would not want her working for me.
 
I thought for sure that both were going to be hired…I was kind of surprised at Randal’s answer.
 
if i were Randall i would have said, mr. trump i would not recommedn hiring someone with a losing record. simple as that.

on the other hand i think martha should hire her since she says no one left on her show is even good enough for her company
 
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spacecadet:
if i were Randall i would have said, mr. trump i would not recommedn hiring someone with a losing record. simple as that.

on the other hand i think martha should hire her since she says no one left on her show is even good enough for her company
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Funny about Martha 🙂 I haven’t seen that one…

I agree with you regarding Rebecca, she didn’t have a great record, but I did like her! She was a Minnesota girl, just like me!
 
carol marie:
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 P.S.  As a side note.. how much of a hag was that blonde woman with the accent?  I forget her name.. but she totally trashed Rebecca..?!  It sounded so mean spirited - like sour grapes.  I soooooo would not want her working for me.
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YES!! I totally agree! Her name is Alla and she was very crabby :mad: . When Randal said not to hire Rebecca she and the other one fired with her, Felicia, were both shaking their heads in agreement, very disrespectfully. It is obvious why either of them were in the final 2, neither were good enough of a person.

I liked this season, there were certainly some twists with the firing of multiple people at the same time, it kept it interesting 👍
 
Randal should have said he would hire Rebecca when Trump asked him that question, that was clearly the answer that Trump was virtually sure was coming. Instead Randal said don’t hire her I want all the glory for myself. He misunderstood the situation he had already won when Trump said “you’re hired”. Randal came across as mean spirited and heartless in the end, which is a shame because he did so well throughout the season.
 
I had never watched a single episode of this season’s The Apprentice. I just happened to turn on the TV just when Mr.Trump picked Randall as the winner.

I was surprised that Randall was so unwilling to share ANY laurels. Mind you, he was already declared the winner. It was not a matter of losing his reward of refurbishing Trump’s gambling properties in Atlantic City. The job he rejected would have gone to the runner-up. For me, it was an “Of Course!” If two could win, so the better!

It saddened me that he had such a hardened, “all-glory-for-me” mentality. He blew his chance to have exhibited true magnamity, humility, charity and love for his neighbor – signs of a true leader like Our Lord. What an example he would have set to all who were watching!

Instead, he reinforced the unfortunate and stereotypical perceptions of callous businessmen who are in it for the money, the personal glory and the ego.

At the end of the show, in my eyes, he plummeted from winner to loser in seconds. His brains, his business acumen, and his multiple academic degrees from prestigious schools meant nothing in the end.

(Interviewed later, the runner-up said if she had won, she would have recommended Randall for the other job. This might be one of those “The last will be first; and the first, last.” She definitely beats him, hands down, in my humble opinion.)
 
I was shocked at Randall and his decision. Actually a bit ashamed at his response. I thought for sure both were going to be hired.
 
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I was shocked at Randall and his decision. Actually a bit ashamed at his response. I thought for sure both were going to be hired.
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I was sure that they’d both be hired too.

Maybe Randall felt that by hiring both of them that it would somehow take away from his spotlight. I’m positive that Rebecca will be just fine though - Yahoo hired her.

I wonder what Randall’s salary will be :hmmm:
 
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shannin:
I was sure that they’d both be hired too.

Maybe Randall felt that by hiring both of them that it would somehow take away from his spotlight. I’m positive that Rebecca will be just fine though - Yahoo hired her.

I wonder what Randall’s salary will be :hmmm:
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Ohhh they did? I am sure she will do fine as well. It’s just kind of crappy that was how Randall went out.

As for the Martha Apprentice, I am shocked that Bethany’s gang is so bitter and vengeful with her. Gosh - don’t these people realize that if she is hired, she has the ability to hire them?
 
I did get kind of sick of hearing how hard the broken ankle was for Rebecca. Please! Randall’s grandmother’s passing was harder.

Not that big of a deal.
 
I think the problem is that Randal has built up an unrealistic expectation of what it means to be “The Apprentice.” Think about it, he just spent all this time, put all this energy into winning this competition. In his mind, at the moment of victory he is probably thinking that his next year is going to be spent directly soaking up all of Donald’s knowledge, tricks and contacts. When asked if he wants that experience diluted by 50%, he says NO WAY.

I suspect that the reality is not so dramatic as the TV hype implies. In reality, he is going to be apprenticed to one of Donald’s senior Project Managers, not Trump himself. Letting Rebecca in would have put her under a different PM, that’s all.

And frankly, I think Trump is more hype than substance anyways. I work in land development and see this kind of thing all the time. His strength is not some mystical judgement or subtle understanding of the market or development process. It is his success in self-promotion that opens doors for him. Getting doors to open is the hardest part of the whole process (and why corruption sneaks into the process so much). The whole show is nothing but a commercial intended to enhance his aura.

The reality is that the guy has been bankrupt almost as often as he has been successful. He approaches each project with a separate corporation, but often implies that the ‘full financial might’ of his empire comes into each project. The reality is that he has frequently dumped properties back onto the investors as soon as it heads significantly into the red. His only distinguishing feature is a willingness to charge ahead where others feel the risk is marginal. It is certainly a business model, but not one I’D want to invest more than a discretionary level of investment into. He’s kind of the real estate equivalent of junk bonds.

BTW, if the show is ANY indicator of the culture of his business any sane catholic ought to run like heck from it. The cover your behind and point the finger games that characterize that show are disgusting, but Trump feeds it gleefully by the way he runs his board meetings.
 
I dont think Randall did anything wrong. You dont reward the loser and second place is just first loser. That’s how my dad brought me up in the business world and as a woman you have to be twice as good as any man. Rebecca was just not up to parr, what a wha wha all that whineing about her ankle you deal with it and you move on. Kinda like Oma Rosa with that ceiling tile. boo hoo lets get to work. Rebecca seems like a nice person but really pales in comparison to Randall. Randall is the next big thing, just like Bill you wait and see. he’s the best hire since Bill in my opinion. Last seasons hire was a joke. I have read a lot of Mr. Trumps books, he truly is a brilliant business man in my opinion and my husband and I both highly admire him as a role model for our businesses. at least until I get my teaching degree and can leave Corporate America for good.
 
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I dont think Randall did anything wrong. You dont reward the loser and second place is just first loser. That’s how my dad brought me up in the business world and as a woman you have to be twice as good as any man. Rebecca was just not up to parr, what a wha wha all that whineing about her ankle you deal with it and you move on. Kinda like Oma Rosa with that ceiling tile. boo hoo lets get to work. Rebecca seems like a nice person but really pales in comparison to Randall. Randall is the next big thing, just like Bill you wait and see. he’s the best hire since Bill in my opinion. Last seasons hire was a joke. I have read a lot of Mr. Trumps books, he truly is a brilliant business man in my opinion and my husband and I both highly admire him as a role model for our businesses. at least until I get my teaching degree and can leave Corporate America for good.
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I agree with you for the most part…Randall was my pick,too.
Rebecca came in second and thats that. I liked her and thought she did a good job…I didn’t notice the whining.
Actually I think the contestants take the competion seriously. And to come that far and win fairly well …I sure don’t blame Randall for not wanting to share. I think Mr Trump just wanted to pull some kind of stunt…anyway, Randall said he would’nt hire her that night but maybe later…Thinking about it all the other Apprentice winners got their ‘night’…Randall should have his night as well.
 
Well Randall had his night when he won, I think the Christian thing to do would be to have had Rebecca hired. She already surely felt terrible at having lost to him, then he rejected her on national TV like that.

Even if he thought Trump shouldn’t have hired her he could have been gracious and allowed her to be hired too. As it is Randal squandered much of the good image that he had built up over the entire season, in that one minute.
Trump probably has to relearn an old adage, never ask a witness a question unless you know what the answer will be. Donald thought he knew, but he was wrong. He misjudged Randal and I’ll bet he deeply regrets even choosing him as the Apprentice now.
 
carol marie:
If I were the one chosen I would’ve said yes - hire her also. … no question. Trump picked Randall… we all saw who won & who lost… so what harm would there have been in agreeing with Trump to take Rebecca? It would’ve shown Randall to be a man of compassion & character… but as it stood I think he didn’t look “tough” - he sounded almost whiney… “There’s only 1 Apprectice… I won… so the answer is NO!” They weren’t even going to be working on the same project… why would he feel threatened by her? Nope… I think he did the wrong thing. :tsktsk:

P.S. As a side note… how much of a hag was that blonde woman with the accent? I forget her name… but she totally trashed Rebecca…?! It sounded so mean spirited - like sour grapes. I soooooo would not want her working for me.
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I couldn’t agree more!!! I liked Randal up until the last episode. I thought his decision was callous and made him look childish indeed.
 
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Maverick:
Well Randall had his night when he won, I think the Christian thing to do would be to have had Rebecca hired. She already surely felt terrible at having lost to him, then he rejected her on national TV like that.

Even if he thought Trump shouldn’t have hired her he could have been gracious and allowed her to be hired too. As it is Randal squandered much of the good image that he had built up over the entire season, in that one minute.
Trump probably has to relearn an old adage, never ask a witness a question unless you know what the answer will be. Donald thought he knew, but he was wrong. He misjudged Randal and I’ll bet he deeply regrets even choosing him as the Apprentice now.
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Randall didn’t say not to hire her at all…just not that night,
Why Mr Trump put him on the spot…I don’t know.
Rebecca Lost…case closed
 
Thats not how it goes in the business world. Trump probably figures he has one heck of an apprentice who is not a “yes man” and no pushover!
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Maverick:
Well Randall had his night when he won, I think the Christian thing to do would be to have had Rebecca hired. She already surely felt terrible at having lost to him, then he rejected her on national TV like that.

Even if he thought Trump shouldn’t have hired her he could have been gracious and allowed her to be hired too. As it is Randal squandered much of the good image that he had built up over the entire season, in that one minute.
Trump probably has to relearn an old adage, never ask a witness a question unless you know what the answer will be. Donald thought he knew, but he was wrong. He misjudged Randal and I’ll bet he deeply regrets even choosing him as the Apprentice now.
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Randall didn’t say not to hire her at all…just not that night,
Why Mr Trump put him on the spot…I don’t know.
Rebecca Lost…case closed
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I agree, Mr. Trump made a mistake in asking Randall that question. I suspect that Donald was in a very good mood, feeling that he would hire both, and he forgot that Randall might have a different perspective on the matter. Or he didn’t even consider the possiblity. As it went down, it made Mr. Trump look a little foolish.

What he should have done is just told them they were both hired. His line was (to Rebecca") You’re outstanding, (to Randall) You’re hired. He should have simply said “I’m hiring you both”, or “Rebecca you’re hired, Randall, You’re hired too”. And no questions to his subordinates about who he should hire. It was his decision and he clearly wanted them both.

I’m a little surprised a man of Trump’s experience and knowledge could have made such a mistake.
 
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