I remember when Kwame and Bill were in the finals on the first Apprentice. When Omarosa sabatoged Kwame Donald Trump said Kwame should have fired her.

I did not see the first or second season. But did Omarossa do this sabotaging in the final task? Because if she did, then she was no longer a candidate, but simply a helper sent to aid one of the final two candidates.

I remember Tana saying in the Season Three finals that she would fire any helper who was messing up-both she and Kendra were laughing about the people the show sent to help them. They have since changed that policy, and now the final two candidates hire their own helpers from that season.

The status of a helper is not the same as a candidate. Just as the status of outside temporary help is not the same as an employee the boss hired.

For instance, suppose the owner of a company wants to move the operation into a new office. He sends several of his empolyees down to accomplish the move, and also hires several outside day laborers to help accomplish the move. Once in the office, the employee in charge of the move sees the day laborers are throwing things around, broke some things, and generally were messing up. So he steps up and sends the day laborers home, and decides to work several hours overtime to make up the slack. That is not a usurpation of the boss' authority.

Now, if the same employee was dissatisfied with the performance of one of his fellow coworkers, the ones the boss hired, he would NOT be in the position to fire them. He might reprimand them, he might change their tasks, but unless there was a prior understanding that he could fire people, that employee could not fire the coworker without being in trouble with the boss.

Same thing goes on the Apprentice. These candidates were selected by Trump's organization, and the other candidates have to work with them. That is part of the task. Moreover, the Project Manager is expected to meet a certain professional standard in dealing with any of the other candidates, just as an employee is expected to deal in a professional manner with any other employees the boss tells him to work with. If a Project Manager does not like a candidate he can give them a small, inconsequential job. But if he loses the task, the Poject Manager has to justify to Trump why he gave them that job and would not allow the candidate to help out more. And Trump better like the answer.