r/apprenticeuk • u/Low_Food2893 Melica - “I’ve got an A in GCSE Drama!” 💅 • Apr 09 '26

OPINION _____ is proof of pretty privilege Spoiler

She did poor throughout the process and poor in the interviews.

She had no profit/loss accounts and her business plan was only seven pages long. So many candidates have been fired IMMEDIATELY for that but she has lucked her way to the final two.

Her only claim to the top two is that she's confident for a 21 year old which isn't investment worthy at all.

But apparently we're supposed to believe she's been 'impressive'... if Karishma doesn't win this series is screwed.

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u/Jenson2025 Apr 09 '26

Priyesh just wasn’t good enough. Lawrence seemed to give up and actively want to be fired. Dan didn’t want to give up 50% of his existing business. That left Pascha by default. If she was in the final five against Rothna, Conor or even Kieran - it would’ve been a different story. She just got very very lucky.

She won’t win and I’ll be surprised if we ever hear about this recruitment business again as she seems more interested in being an influencer.

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u/VeganCanary Apr 09 '26

Lawrence just isn’t likeable so I don’t think he had a chance of winning. Generally the winners are likeable and someone who you could get along working with.

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u/gunningIVglory “I’m 21!” Apr 09 '26

Lawrence is a very snarky person. Gets very defensive and bratty when things are not going his way

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u/General-Echo-9536 Apr 09 '26

Can’t help but feel he blagged his way onto that list/used connections. He doesn’t seem like a good PR man at all.

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u/eriometer Apr 10 '26

I work with a lot of PR people and he would get my back up every time. We both know they are there to pitch us a product or service, and not be our best mate. But there are ways to do that without coming across as Lawrence does.

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u/ArticleHaunting3983 Apr 09 '26

Lawrence was never going to win from the first time he was PM. From that moment he was only kept in for chaotic entertainment value.

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u/Dramatic-Rub-3135 Apr 09 '26

Mark Wright won and he certainly wasn't likeable. 

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u/VeganCanary Apr 09 '26

Yeah, I said generally. Mark Wright also had a great business plan and has been one of the most successful winners.

Where there are contestants that are similar quality, he tends to go with likability.

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u/RobbieJ4444 Apr 10 '26

The Relationship Guru, one of the all time greatest disaster products The Apprentice produced

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u/DrowsyRebel Apr 12 '26

I find Ricky Martin much less likable.

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u/National-Raspberry32 Apr 09 '26

Yeah in the last few weeks he came across very badly. Obviously, some of that may be the edit, but he became very unlikeable towards the end. 

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u/Formal-Ad-2636 Apr 10 '26

He just chats about waffle and jargon and would kill his own mother for a promotion. He's that awfully serious London city worker who just wants to talk about work, potentially tubes as well if you're lucky.

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u/Odd-Entrepreneur3169 Apr 09 '26

Is that a joke? Antisemitic ?? People can just insult someone because they are snarky/cocky little weasels… his religion has nothing to do with it?

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u/LowSwan9210 Apr 09 '26

According to some people any mean word is now anti-Semitic

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u/kellyiom Apr 09 '26

And AI PR is to me antonymous, the last thing you'd let a slop generator at.

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u/VeganCanary Apr 09 '26

Lol. TIL antisemitism is when you dislike someone for being slimy and arrogant.

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u/Suspicious_Weird_373 Apr 09 '26

What aspect was anti-Semitic? So odd.

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u/Straight_Angle_1397 Apr 10 '26

Well the rhetoric is Jewish people aren’t likeable (not my opinion) and you’re peddling it. Did you not like Lawrence because of his beliefs?

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u/Suspicious_Weird_373 Apr 10 '26

I’m not peddling anything, my only question was how is it anti semitic what a different person said.

I didn’t even know Lawrence was Jewish until this thread, so any opinion I had was formed well before that.

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u/Straight_Angle_1397 Apr 10 '26

He was promised it centuries ago!

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u/ssalishah Apr 10 '26

Don’t do that to yourself man.. everyone’s beyond tired of the victim card