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myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television 1 month ago

I was paying bills last night, sitting in front of the TV, and R had it on a new show, "Undercover Boss". The president of Waste Management went undercover for one week, pretended to be a new hire and did various jobs at different company locations around the country.

He worked at a landfill, he cleaned porta pottys, he drove a garbage truck, he picked up litter, etc. He discovered that many company policies were actually keeping people from doing their jobs well, hurting morale, and, in some cases, were actually contrary to company policy (probably illegal too).

Seriously, if more senior management people actually got down there and did the jobs that the workers do, what might they learn that would help the company, help the workers and help themselves be better managers?

The best moment for me was when he was working with a guy who had medical problems and they were out picking up trash from a hillside. It was windy and he just couldn't keep up. The guy he was working with told him that he didn't cut it and ended up firing him.

Now wouldn't you just love to fire the top guy at the company you work at? Priceless...

 

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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. katsmeow1213 (5117)   ranked 103 out of 3,432 in watching television   1 month ago

I watched that show too, it was great! I was thinking to myself how proud those employees must be to work for a company where the president cares enough to go out and do that! I wish more companies did that, and I can't wait to see what the future holds for this show. I saw previews for next week's show, it will be about Hooter's. Well I'm no fan of that place at all, I think it's completely degrading to women. Thankfully we no longer have a Hooter's in our area, but when we did I wouldn't even drive near it if I had the kids in the car. What sort of message is that restaurant sending our kids? That it's okay for women to dress like tramps? Just disgusting if you ask me.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

I hope he goes back and does the same thing again from time to time, so that he doesn't lose touch.

As for Hooters, yech. Did you see those clips where the manager was having the women eat a plate of beans with their mouth only in exchange for being allowed to leave work early? Disgusting and a blatant abuse of power. Hope he gets his a** canned.


myLot reputation of 97/100. katsmeow1213 (5117)   ranked 103 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

If I'd been one of those girls, I would have walked out. No job in the world is worth my self respect! The only reason I want to watch that episode is because I want to see what he does about that situation, and how he reacts to the feedback he got on the streets.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

No kidding. Absolutely gross what that guy was doing. But they were being filmed. Did he know they were, I wonder? I can't imagine him having the chutzpah to do that knowing it was on film.


myLot reputation of 97/100. katsmeow1213 (5117)   ranked 103 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

He had to have known... it's not easy to hide those guys carrying around giant cameras. On last night's show the guy said he was doing a documentary about entry level positions.. I'm sure they came up with an equally genius excuse for the cameras following the Hooter's guy. I don't know, maybe the idiot thought he looked cool or something.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

yeah he had to have and yet how could he be that stupid?

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2. myLot reputation of 93/100. learn2earn (12500)   ranked 2,009 out of 3,432 in watching television   1 month ago

It would be a wonderful experience if the top company owners would work in the lowest position to have a feel of the work and the policies. It may be a show only but there is a lesson that we can get out of it. Those policies that are contrary to the development of the company and the workers must be reviewed so that it is in line with the company's mission and vision. But in the story, I was just asking how the undercover boss felt when he was fired.lol


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

It's only a show, but it's with real people. So hopefully those real people will actually learn something and use what they learn.

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3. myLot reputation of 99/100. cynthiann (3372)   ranked 522 out of 3,432 in watching television   1 month ago

Yes,yes, yes, yes, yes, and Yes.


myLot reputation of 99/100. cynthiann (3372)   ranked 522 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

what station is it on and at what time? I may have it on cable. Many thanks


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

hehehe
It was on CBS last night, not sure exactly when it was scheduled. Everything was skewed because of the Super Bowl.

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4. myLot reputation of 88/100. Hatley (25348)   ranked 601 out of 3,432 in watching television   1 month ago

hi dawnald that sounds like a great new show. Talking about fire the top guy at the company I worked for, I had asked for leave for twelve days to have some surgery done, Instead she said,oh this is so hard , the hardest think I ever had to do, but I have to let you go , you are oneof my best workers, but you are almost eighty, you will not be able to keep up, blah blah, but the whole gist of this was that the second in command,a skinny caustic tongued baitch just did not like to see an elderly woman shelving books and media in the library. she had gone to emily my bossand told her fire her or I quit,well since she was a new hire, Emily chose the easy way out she did fire me. I wrote a protest to the Orange county library headquarters and told them I was fired because of my age, no other reason. While I was waiting for tests for my surgery I got a letter from headquarters telling me they had fired both Emily and the second in command for firing me due to age discrimination. they wanted me back. but the next day I had a bad fall, resulting in a smashed pulverized shoulder so I had to have surgery and a bionic shoulder joint and an almost useless left arm.thumbdownthumbdowndoh


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

Geez, talk about rotten luck!

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5. myLot reputation of 96/100. warmweatherwoman (1233)   ranked 278 out of 3,432 in watching television   1 month ago

I caught the show and loved it. It will definitley be on my must watch list weekly. I thought there was a great lesson to be learned from those in upper management positions that may not have ever gotten a chance to see the nuts and bolts of the company they run from the top. I think this show will be a huge success mainly because it portrays real companies that we are all familiar with. The people were sincerely shocked to find out who it was that was really working amongst them and some were even emotional to the fact that he would take the time to even do what he did by going undercover within the company.

As far as the upcoming show about the show hooters. I actually am probably in the minority in saying this because I am a woman but I am a huge fan of hooters and LOVE their wings. The atmosphere there is always relaxed, they always have the game on and the girls seem to enjoy their jobs. As far as the clip with the manager making the girls do things to leave early appauls and disgusts me! I really want to see the end result of that one because in no way do I think it is okay to behave this way in the workplace! But I am glad that this kind of behavior is being exposed so hopefully someone in upper management will put a stop to it!


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

Now if we can only get politicians to go out and do this!


myLot reputation of 96/100. warmweatherwoman (1233)   ranked 278 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

Oh those are big dreams there...lol....


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

Yep, very...

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6. myLot reputation of 98/100. savypat (8650)   ranked 1,060 out of 3,432 in watching television   1 month ago

I have to admit there have been times, my dearest dream was to fire the CEO. But those days are long gone for me. Now I am my own boss and sometimes I do want to fire myself.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

hahaha I was waiting for a self employed person to come in and say that!

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7. myLot reputation of 97/100. lelin1123 (6057)   ranked 13 out of 3,432 in watching television   1 month ago

I saw this show last week, I guess it was a repeat last night. The boss at the Wastemanagement firm was great. I was so happy to see that he had compassion for his workers. That he found faults on the job that he was willing to fix and that he was able to reward certain employees with a raise and change of titles. I agree if only more bosses would step into the shoes of their employees maybe, just maybe people will start to love to go to work because they will see that the big bosses have respect and compassion for their employees. When you go to work day in and day out without a bit of loyality from the big wigs you feel worthless and you grow to hate the job.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

Yeah nothing like being expected to give your all and show loyalty when you're getting none in return to totally ruin morale. More bosses ought to do this!


myLot reputation of 98/100. GardenGerty (22257)  1 month ago

I hope this series runs a long long time, with very similar results. It is time for the bosses to wake up.


myLot reputation of 97/100. lelin1123 (6057)   ranked 13 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

You are so right, because bosses don't have a clue as to what their employees have to go through.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

No, they don't, and they really need to...

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8. myLot reputation of 95/100. libby2009 (2214)   ranked 2,806 out of 3,432 in watching television   1 month ago

In that case, I need an undercover boss to discover me and give me a job.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

Which came first, the boss or the job?


myLot reputation of 95/100. libby2009 (2214)   ranked 2,806 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

I would think the boss but then again he came from a job at one point.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

Sorry, I got nothing for you this time... :-(


myLot reputation of 95/100. libby2009 (2214)   ranked 2,806 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

Oh my god! I won a discussion on you?


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

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9. myLot reputation of 98/100. GardenGerty (22257)   1 month ago

I think it is wonderful that he was getting out there and doing things that his employees have to do. He is a mighty big man to admit that some of the policies were actually interfering with how employees were able to work. I can think of some bosses I have known that should have done the same.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

Yeah, for sure. I have more frustration when they change some policy and it makes it harder to do my job and when I argue my case, I get shot down for (imho) absolutely no good reason.

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10. myLot reputation of 94/100. ANTIQUELADY (12438)   ranked 623 out of 3,432 in watching television   1 month ago

I DIDN'T WATCH THAT LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I SAW A BUNCH OF IT ON oN oPRAH A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I probably will watch it next week when i haven't seen excerpts from it. It would be neat to fire the boss. I didn't do well w/a boss when i had one,lol.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

It would probable be more satisfying if you actually knew he was the boss!


myLot reputation of 94/100. ANTIQUELADY (12438)   ranked 623 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

i REMEMBER EVERY BOSS I HAD BELIEVE ME STARTING W/MY DAD WHEN I WAS YOUNG. tHERE is still one lady i had for a boss that i hope i see her before i die. i have been saving a message for her for at least 26 years. I sure hope i get to give it to her, lol.


myLot reputation of 96/100. dawnald (13357)   ranked 34 out of 3,432 in watching television  1 month ago

I didn't know every single guy in the entire chain of command though...

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