Undercover Boss

Why does a reality show need a casting director? That should tell you everything you need to know.

I had friend who was one of the workers on an episode in past so I know first hand the things given away at end are real. However even he told me that him and others already knew what was going on. Put that all aside though its still an entertaining show with emotional message.

This show is obviously completely scripted and fake! People show up around your work with a bunch of cameras filming you and this new guy and you tell him that you cut corners, that you hit of female customers, that you do crappy work.. don't think so. Then all of the employees will share their lifestyles with this stranger? on camera? don't think so.

Plus there is an obvious pattern on the few episodes I watched before I declared it "junk".

My opinion is that this is another show made by the corporate enterprise to make people think that if they work hard they will get recognized and rewarded... give them hope and they work more efficient.

It's curious to see the interplay between the high-flying bosses and the enthusiastic junior employees. Often the bosses are unfit to do the jobs and often they are just going about the motions, not even pretending to be worried that their menial job is on the line.

I don't know whether to blame the show or the culture of North America, but I find it distasteful when the bosses reveal themselves and give out gifts at the end. Having a CEO tell you that you did a really good job should feel special; that's all that really needs to happen. Instead, they want to out-do Oprah and give employees holidays, cars etc. I once even saw one of these bosses give a worker 2 promotions. How does one keep morale in the rest of the team when they know that just because the boss stumbled across this guy, he got promoted from under them to above them?

The problems revealed are often along the lines of "yeah, this has been a problem for a while, but management doesn't care". Going undercover shouldn't really be necessary for that kind of problem.

These bosses help out the person $$$$$ on the show but what about all the other workers that work there? Under payed just so the bosses can buy a bigger house, a bigger boat, faster cars. Bottom line is all profit. They don't really care that much.