Turia Pitt hits back at partner accusing her of sabotage
Turia Pitt has hit back at her Celebrity Apprentice Australia partner who accused her of trying to sabotage him and the competition.
The motivational speaker was part of Team Collaborate with Ronnie Caceres who was constantly telling her to “pull her weight in” and saying he would not hire her to work for him.
The pair were taken to the Boardroom during Sunday night’s where things went to a whole different level.
Turia felt that her and Ronnie’s time was up on Celebrity Apprentice Australia when she was accused of trying to get him fired.
"To say that I'm trying to sabotage an event is absurd and it's preposterous,” Turia said.
"I know in the real world I wouldn't have you working for me because I'd be looking over my back all the time," Ronnie snapped back.
This then led to Turia to talk about the exchange between her and Ronnie on her podcast Turia Pitt is Hard Work.
"This whole experience has had me reflecting on a lot of big things, right? Like how we conduct ourselves in our workplaces," she said.
"It's pretty easy to respect someone. You learn their name, you are kind, you're considered, you're gracious.
"If you don't agree with them, you're gracious when you're letting them know that you don't agree with them. All of those really basic, easy ways to show someone you respect them."
She then reflected on how people act towards others is a clear indication of lack of respect and that it needs to change.
"If you yell at someone, if you berate someone publicly, if you intimidate someone...I think all of those are ways in which you show that you don't respect someone.”
Turia went on to discuss how she acts within her own business and how sometimes it does reach the point where you “get bogged down by it all”.
However, she said that she tries her best to understand the situation and work together with others to rectify the situation.
“I feel like, no matter what happens, no matter how difficult or insurmountable your challenges seem or my challenges seemed at the time, I feel like I was the bigger person and I'm really proud of that."
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