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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Really? I used to watch The Apprentice, and my impression of Trump was never that he was a "decent guy." He always carried himself like a bloviating, self-interested narcissist on the show, and there were several instances in which I actively wondered if he had even the slightest bit of business acumen, or if anyone actually took him seriously. In his boardroom appearances his attention was ephemeral, and he was so easily triggered by the most meaningless things. He was so volatile that it was impossible to imagine how he achieved any success through such toxicity. His handling of people who "worked" for him made me cringe, and that was part of the appeal of the show. The Trump we see today was easily projected from the Trump of 2005 when he was a reality TV-show personality.
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After posting this, I found a really terrific analysis of The Apprentice by NPR that was published in 2017. It is illuminating.
https://www.npr.org/2017/10/06/55521...the-apprentice |
I never watched a full season of the show, but caught snippets here and there. The guy seemed like a world class jerk even back then.
One thing that struck me about him is how he seemed to loathe anyone that might be smarter than him (or at least not afraid to show him in front of others). That, and the gaslighting crap he pulls.
I had a boss just like that before. You had a choice, correct his mistakes to avoid a disaster, only to deal with his passive aggressive BS and snide comments for weeks afterwards, or don't correct them, and then deal with his denial and blame when things go off the rails.