Behind the Screen: Undercover Boss

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I wad thinking the same thing Bac. As I watched I struggled to remember the name of that show...

— Anonymous

Insider;154848 wrote:I've never seen so many people prepare gifts for their trash people. Ya, that felt a little out there...

— Bacchus

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Discussion thread about Undercover Boss with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

Undercover Boss

Bacchus ·

Did anyone catch Undercover Boss after the Super Bowl? Each week the boss of a major corporation works incognito as an entry-level worker in his/her own company to find out how it really works and identify some of the unsung heroes among the workers. YouTube - Undercover Boss - Sneak Peek I didn't appreciate the fact that they insist on "ruining" all the best parts before the show even starts (I hate all shows that do extended introductions with all the highlights...) but I just hit mute. Overall, I thought it was fun and interesting. I have a feeling my enjoyment of a given episode will fully depend on the CEO. I plan to watch next week, but I don't think it is going to be a breakout hit. Actually, it feels just like that show on Fox last year where a rich person goes undercover amongst "poor people" and at the end, donates to their cause...

30 Comments
Anonymous#2
I wad thinking the same thing Bac. As I watched I struggled to remember the name of that show. I only remember there was a guy working at a little motel and his brother came to visit. Overall, I enjoyed the show. The CEO was great and the employees were all a joy. Some of it felt staged. I've never seen so many people prepare gifts for their trash people.
Bacchus#3
Insider;154848 wrote:
I've never seen so many people prepare gifts for their trash people.
Ya, that felt a little out there. I've never even seen my trash person! The trash just disapears, lol. Also, they went through great pains to choose the perfect employees with backstory, which was very clear. The only reason these companies would participate in this show would be with the knowledge that they are going to look good in the end. I kind of felt bad for poor "Double Dock" Kevin. He got the short end of the stick in this episode. Can you imagine...you are at some menial middle management job for a giant trash company and you get called to corporate headquarters to get berated by the President/COO? Haha...I promise you that was the first time that EVER happened in any company. There are like 40 levels of managers above him that would have fired him well before it reached upper management... The look on Kevin's face was priceless. Like he just got castrated on National Television.
ColiesMom#4
Have they explained the reason for the cameras to the employees. There are to many angles for there not to be a production crew following them. The PC term for trash person is now sanitation engineer.
Anonymous#5
Bacchus;154849 wrote:
The look on Kevin's face was priceless. Like he just got castrated on National Television.
Hopefully he was let in on the joke. I enjoyed the port-a-potty guy and the landfill guy the most. They had very positive attitudes.
molds13#6
ColiesMom;154850 wrote:
Have they explained the reason for the cameras to the employees. There are to many angles for there not to be a production crew following them. The PC term for trash person is now sanitation engineer.
They said that they were filming a documentary for someone working entry-level jobs.
Anonymous#7
ColiesMom;154850 wrote:
The PC term for trash person is now sanitation engineer.
I stand corrected. :) I leave a Holiday tip for my sanitation engineer in Drcember... But I've never baked him a pie or written him a poem about what he means to me.
Bacchus#8
Undercover Boss averaged 38.6 million viewers and was the most-watched post Super Bowl show since 2001 (Survivor II)
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Bacchus#10
tatertots;154883 wrote:
I think it helps that the Super Bowl was the most watched thing since MASH finale!
Actually, your link title says it surpassed MASH finale. It was the most watched show of all time. ;)
tatertots#11
Bacchus;154889 wrote:
Actually, your link title says it surpassed MASH finale. It was the most watched show of all time. ;)
Oops, yeah that's what I meant. Probably could have worded it better.
ishot_JT#12
Can't wait till next week when they undercover Hooters, looks good :)
Kathleen#13
I watched it, but I didn't really want to. I surfed my TV guide for 10 minutes and finally gave in. I liked it, I don't expected every episode to be quite as moving or touching though. I got a little teary eyed when the admin assist/ do all jobs but get paid for one... got a promotion and raise. I can definitely relate.
molds13#14
I'm gonna give this show another shot, mainly because I want to see if he fires that one d-bag manager.
Bacchus#15
molds13;156275 wrote:
I'm gonna give this show another shot, mainly because I want to see if he fires that one d-bag manager.
I'm watching too. Women being treated like meat at a Hooters? Shocking stuff! ;)
molds13#16
Wow...this guy is a real *****.
OtherPplsDrama#17
I seriously can't believe that they didn't fire "Jimbo". That to me says a lot more about the company and it's principles than this whole undercover experiment did. "Go apologize to your staff". Really? That's it? That guy was a jerk all around. I'm pretty disgusted by it actually, and more-so because they actually kept him.
RMD1#18
Wow...this guy is a real **********] I'm disgusted by him.
ishot_JT#19
I missed it!!!! Was tonight episode good??
Bacchus#20
OtherPplsDrama;156303 wrote:
I seriously can't believe that they didn't fire "Jimbo". That to me says a lot more about the company and it's principles than this whole undercover experiment did. "Go apologize to your staff". Really? That's it? That guy was a jerk all around. I'm pretty disgusted by it actually, and more-so because they actually kept him.
I agree. He should have been sent packing. I am actually shocked they kept him...
Bacchus#21
I'm out of DVRs tonight. I have Hockey on one TV, Big Love recording on another and the main NBC Olympics recording on yet another. Guess it just wasn't meant to be...
bsteve#22
Tonights episode was a good one! It was good to see a CEO not only realize what needs to be done to fix the company, but also the individual employees. Next week looks interesting. White Castle Boss will go undercover; wonder if he meets Harold & Kumar?!
Dandelion#23
Yeah I enjoyed tonite's episode... & I was wondering, all the new 7-11s in the area have sinks in the coffee stations... do you think that was from the show???
Bacchus#24
I watched last night. While the show does feel heavily scripted, there are always a few touching moments.
Dandelion#25
Bacchus;158805 wrote:
I watched last night. While the show does feel heavily scripted, there are always a few touching moments.
Yeah that's what I think about it... it's kind of a feel good reality show... though I find some of it interesting too... like the scene in the factory at White Castle... I had no idea they did all of there own baking....
Bacchus#26
I'm still watching. I like this show. It is not a first choice program, but worth the DVR time. It feels fake at the end, but there is enough payoff for me to fit it in my schedule.
ColiesMom#27

Old reality personalities never die, they simply come back on a different show 

KlounV3#28

Wait, Colie was the Undercover Boss? I'll have to find that episode.

Bacchus#29

Not yet. 

"Bowlero Corp, the worldwide leader in bowling entertainment, today announced that its Chief Customer Officer and Professional Bowlers Association CEO, Colie Edison, will be featured on CBS’s Emmy-award winning reality television series “Undercover Boss,” Friday, Oct. 9 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)."

KlounV3#30

Oh how exciting! I'll have to set a reminder to watch that one! 

ColiesMom#31

I am going to watch it live!!!!

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