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| Apprentice fired after costs row | Apprentice fired after costs row |
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| Human resources consultant Paula Jones has become the latest Apprentice to hear the words "You're fired" from Sir Alan Sugar on the BBC One show. | Human resources consultant Paula Jones has become the latest Apprentice to hear the words "You're fired" from Sir Alan Sugar on the BBC One show. |
| Jones, 29, from the West Midlands, was told to leave after heading up a team tasked with making cosmetic products. | Jones, 29, from the West Midlands, was told to leave after heading up a team tasked with making cosmetic products. |
| A fatal miscalculation by Jones and her team-mate Yasmina Siadatan, 27, led to production costs reaching £1,141.24. | A fatal miscalculation by Jones and her team-mate Yasmina Siadatan, 27, led to production costs reaching £1,141.24. |
| Jones blamed Siadatan and Ben Clarke, who were in charge of finances, but Sir Alan held Jones ultimately responsible. | Jones blamed Siadatan and Ben Clarke, who were in charge of finances, but Sir Alan held Jones ultimately responsible. |
| Jones branded Clarke a "thug" after he denied being at fault and repeatedly shouted over her in the boardroom. | Jones branded Clarke a "thug" after he denied being at fault and repeatedly shouted over her in the boardroom. |
| The row led Sir Alan to declare: "Never mind making soap, this sounds like a... soap opera." | The row led Sir Alan to declare: "Never mind making soap, this sounds like a... soap opera." |
| He told Jones: "You made quite a good product and people think you're a good team leader." | He told Jones: "You made quite a good product and people think you're a good team leader." |
| But after hearing that she had believed costs of fragrances to total "about a fiver", when in fact they had totalled closer to £700, he said she had to take responsibility. | But after hearing that she had believed costs of fragrances to total "about a fiver", when in fact they had totalled closer to £700, he said she had to take responsibility. |