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January 21, 2004 [ view dossier ]
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 At five o'clock, both teams reported back to Trump Tower for a final tabulation. George reported in for the women. The total retail value of the items on the list was $1,379.33. The women negotiated an overall savings of 22%. Carolyn then reported in for the men. Their total savings off the retail value was only 9%. The women had won for a third time! Donald said he was starting to think he may never hire a man again. As a reward for their hard-earned win, the women were treated to dinner at the famed 21 Club.
 The next day, the men returned to face their firing. Donald asked the group if they felt it was Sam's fault that they failed the negotiation task. Kwame spoke-up first and said, "Yes." He felt that the golf club and the leg wax should have been the easiest to negotiate down. Kwame also reiterated that it was Sam's fault that they aborted their Chinatown mission and went chasing for gold that wasn't easily negotiated.  When asked if he thought Sam was a leader, Nick replied that while Sam possessed leadership qualities he's not sure he'd have made the same decisions. Bowie didn't agree and flatly said, "No." In his defense, Sam felt that he didn't get the full respect of his team, which hindered his leadership abilities. Next, Sam chose Kwame and Bowie to face the firing with him. Nick, Bill and Troy were sent back up to the suite. George and Carolyn both told Donald that Sam was a distracting factor and that it would be interesting to see how the men performed without him. When the guys reentered the boardroom, Donald asked them all to defend themselves.  Once again, Sam tried to say it was lack of team respect that led to team failure; however, Donald interrupted to ask "Isn't it over, Sam?" And then Donald told Sam the two words nobody wants to hear, "You're fired." Sam was stunned into silence and sulked out of the boardroom.
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