"Undercover Boss" is a new reality TV show. The premise is that the top dog in a giant business conglomerate goes undercover to interact with "regular" workers in the company. The first week it was the CEO of Waste Management. Another was the CEO of 7-11. I was especially interested in the Waste Management piece, because hubby used to work for Waste Management . . . or, rather, he once worked for a company that was bought by Waste Management. The only way we knew he was working for Waste Management was the logo on the paychecks.
At first "Undercover Boss" seemed like a heart-warming show: the big boss sees the light and makes things better for the workers. Seems like a show custom made for these times when there is an ever-widening gulf between the haves and the have-nots. Well, between the syrupy music and the obvious "producing" of situations in which we find our boss man, I was disgusted. This show is so obviously a propaganda program that I will not watch it anymore. See, America, we aren't evil big business! We are understanding and open to the people. We get it now!
Guess what? Humanism and big business just don't mesh. If the bottom line is profit, then human beings aren't your focus. Don't pretend that you care, big business. We already know what you care about.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Under Cover Boss
Posted by S.D.S at 5:42 PM
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I saw ads for that, and even considered watching it. I'm glad, now, that I didn't. I had a sneaking suspicion it was going to be propaganda.
I'll stick to my dramadies and sitcoms. ;-)
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