Shiv is spineless as fukk. Even more than Roman and Connor.
Connor is spineless because he doesn't have any aspirations in business so his cowardice comes out of knowing he doesn't know what he's doing. Roman is basically an abused dog and looking for a mother so I can't blame him. At this point I actually feel sorry for him because his new mommy is gonna get lit up like Queen Latifah in Set it Off when it's all said and done.
But Shiv on the other hand talks a good game but she has absolutely nothing but a rich dad to back her up, and even with an open runway she'll run up under his wing to make sure nothing bad happens to her, even if there's a chance something good can happen for her.
She did it with politics and she's doing it now.
At this point, are we even sure Shiv is smart? It's a legit question. Is Shiv even intelligent?
We assume she is because she wears suits and has good posture but like Kendall told her in this episode, she hasn't actually done anything before. Ever.