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tvfan:
Undercover Boss - Real People Testimonials
Find out what people are saying about the new show 'Undercover Boss' - a show about bosses who go undercover in their own companies to see how their employees get by. Catch the premiere after the Superbowl! Only CBS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQmji1XYbW4

TexasLady:
I watched the show last night after the Super Bowl. I don't know what to make of it. It seemed a little preachy in parts. The first episode shows us Waste Management President Larry O'Donnell doing entry level work. He can't fill up even one bag of paper litter on a hill at the land fill. He's mentored by a man who has to have kidney dialysis to keep him alive, and can pick up more several bags in 10 minutes. (O'Donnell was fired for poor performance.)  :lol:

Shown were employees who do their job and not only make the best of it but do so and inspire. One whose job is to clean the porta potties at the Texas Fairground makes it fun because he has such a good way of looking at it, a challenge. Another employee that had to do multiple jobs because no one was hired to help her and it seemed as if her boss was aware but did nothing to advance her or to hire more people. (Again this seems to go back to productivity and time management.) (She was given a management job with more pay and some employees to help her as a result of O'Donnell ordering her boss to come up with ways to improve her situation.)

Another job site showed a woman who was teaching O'Donnell so tied to the 30 minutes for lunch that she literally ran to the time clock to make sure she clocked back in before she went past her allotted time. Employees are/were docked 2 minutes for every minute they went over the 30 minutes.  The look on her face was of abject fear while she waited to make sure she didn't get penalized. This was not company policy and the manager was called in to face O'Donnell at the end of the show.

I noticed when O'Donnell came back to his office to tell his management team that he was responsible for making female drivers so closely monitored that they had to use a coffee can because they have no time to find a restroom. The camera cuts to one of the men who seemed to shake his head derisively when they are told they need to do better for their employees. While I loved the employees who are proud of their work and doing it the best they can, it made me wonder, did anyone in management ever actually think about what they order their employees to do and if it CAN be done? Did anyone ever offer input that something might not work? O'Donnell could go home after 7 days and resume his life and life style, will he continue to make changes to make his employee's lives better?

Next week we see the Hooter's boss go undercover. The preview shows a manager demeaning his waitresses by making them compete to eat food off a plate their hands behind their back.  Hooter's boss says that is not company policy.

tory:
i agree tl.. i had a love hate relationship with this show.. i liked the boss he's bk story about his daughter and he seemed very humbel. but he did get to go bk to his life and out of all the employes he must have that need help and what about the ones who lost there jobs due to the cuts every company has had to make.. i guess i think to much. :colors :colors
so next week i am going to watch for sure 2 reasons i no 2 ppl who have worked for hooters ( one being my beloved season 6 americian idol 5 th place contestant chris richardson) and the other to hopefuly see that guy get the boot. one of my daughters friends worked for hooters and it is so cickish and not the best place for a girl to work,,so yea i will give the show a 5 and watch it again.

tvfan:
Well, I really like it - the next episode looks great!

Undercover Boss - Story of Your Life
Bill Carstanjan, the COO of Churchill Downs, takes a walk in the shoes of the people whose hard work keeps the famous race track running smoothly. Catch an all-new episode of 'Undercover Boss' Sunday March 14th at 9pm. Only CBS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATpLk2paafw

TexasLady:
Thanks for the video tvfan.  :waves:The last two shows were very interesting, 7-Eleven and White Castle. I did not know that 7-Eleven and White Castle had such huge facilities for baking. 7-Eleven makes a number of fresh pastry products for their stores every day. White Castle makes their own buns. (I LOVE WC cheeseburgers, they are distinct and little so it's OK to have more than one.)  ;)

7-Eleven, Living the American Dream



White Castle

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