Having spent twelve weeks battling to become Suralun’s apprentice, Lee Queen has pulled a sickie on his first day at work.
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Oh sugar, Sirallun’s done it again! Rather than choosing Claire Young, who seemed altogether a better leader, presenter and salesperson, as the winner of The Apprentice, he has instead hired Lee McQueen, the candidate who claimed on his CV to have spent two years at college when, in fact, he had left after just four months. On the positive side, Lee can do a stunning impression of a reverse pterodactyl though not, of course, spell it. BAH!
There’s a consolation prize in store for the runner up in this year’s Apprentice… They will be offered a job by Essex County Council.
Hands up who’s thinking bin man, here!
The runner-up in this year’s final of BBC show The Apprentice will be offered a council job in Essex.
Essex County Council said it had promised to create a position to “challenge the perception of working for a local authority”.
It said it would be a boost for the county where Sir Alan Sugar’s firm Amstrad – at which the four finalists are competing to work – is also based.
The final episode of the programme is on BBC One on Wednesday night.
Claire Young, Lee McQueen, Helene Speight and Alex Wotherspoon have all made it to the final of the series.
‘Best and brightest’
The council said the exact job description remained flexible as it would be based on the strengths of the runner-up.
Lord Hanningfield, leader of Essex County Council, said: “Essex County Council is as ambitious as any private company.
“We unashamedly want the best and brightest to come and work for us.
“Perceptions need to change. Working in local government is every bit as challenging and rewarding, if not more so, than the private sector.
“This is an organisation with a £2bn annual spend, employing 38,000 staff within a multitude of disciplines.
“Sir Alan Sugar’s company is based right here in Essex – so this is about the ambition of the county as a whole, both private and public sector working together, to deliver the best possible quality of life for the people of Essex.”
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Over the past twelve weeks, sixteen can-do nitwits, willing to “110 percent” and “beee-lieve” themselves into a job with Sirallun, have selflessly exposed all the hideous aspects of their personalities and proved why they should never be employed again just for our entertainment: they’ve under-priced fish, over-priced laundry, believed an Imam can make chicken Kosher and tried hiring out sports cars at Portobello Road market.
Now, only four are left: Alex Wotherspoon, Lee McQueen, Claire Young and Helene Speight. So who wins? Well, Sirallun decides.
