Anita Shah fired for showing no initiative
Thursday, 26rd March 2009.
Sad-looking business strategist Anita Shah has become the first Apprentice candidate to be fired after flopping in the very first task.
Sir Alan Sugar gave the 35 year-old the bullet because she "showed no initiative in spotting that you were going for adisaster".
Her team failed to make the most money in a challenge which saw them start up a cleaning company.
And as a result she was hauled into the boardroom along with fellow female hopefuls Mona Lewis and Debra Barr.
Shah, from Birmingham, admitted she was "gutted" to be the first evictee.
"I'm gutted to be out of the show, of course I am. But life goes on," she said.
Project manager Mona chose to bring Shah and senior sales consultant Debra back into the boardroom to face Sir Alan after their dreadful task.
But after pleading for their Apprentice futures, Sir Alan said while Lewis had not shown him any business acumen, she had shown him "some spirit".
And his "gut instinct" was to fire Anita.
As she left in the famous Apprentice black cab, the qualified lawyer said: "I'm bitterly disappointed but I accept that I wasn't a stellar performer.
"And without appearing to have a chip on my shoulder, I just think that Sir Alan doesn't particularly like lawyers.
"Let's see in 10 years if he doesn't sit and think: maybe I made the wrong decision."
Will Alan even remember you in 10 years Anita?
We think not.
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