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question on Undercover Boss

wakefield64 — Sat, 06 May 2017 00:35:53 GMT

How can the people involved in thi show not know that it is a TV show? There have to be video cameras filming the whole thing. I have asked CBS about this but got no reply. Just wondering. I actually like this show but.............undercover????

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missy1 — Sat, 06 May 2017 00:48:05 GMT

Because it's fake.

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JaneMarple — Sat, 06 May 2017 00:50:39 GMT

@wakefield64 wrote:
How can the people involved in thi show not know that it is a TV show? There have to be video cameras filming the whole thing. I have asked CBS about this but got no reply. Just wondering. I actually like this show but.............undercover????

The companies and employee are told that a documentary is being made and also that they are training new people. That's the reason for the cameras. The undercover bosses uses disguises to get to know what's really going on at the low to mid levels of the companies.

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itsmagic — Sat, 06 May 2017 00:54:27 GMT

On the shows I watched they said that the employees were given some excuse as to why this person (the disguised boss) was there working with them (like he was trying to win a contest or something).

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Melvin-QVC — Sat, 06 May 2017 00:58:54 GMT

@wakefield64 wrote:

How can the people involved in thi show not know that it is a TV show? There have to be video cameras filming the whole thing. I have asked CBS about this but got no reply. Just wondering. I actually like this show but.............undercover????

@wakefield64 The undercover boss informs them that they are part of a contest to try to win mnney to open their own business. That way the participants go along with the story and grade them in the end on their job performance and whether or not they should get the job.

Melvin, Customer Care

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AuntG — Sat, 06 May 2017 01:00:46 GMT

I'd dare them to come to our office. We'd figure it out right away.

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SharkE — Sat, 06 May 2017 01:09:34 GMT

you all watch yourselfs!

Melvin, too !

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software — Sat, 06 May 2017 02:25:44 GMT

Sadly none of the bosses at my employment could care less what's going on as long as they make the $$$$$

We are all on security cameras all the time, there is plenty of opportunities for them to see the truth.

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Pook — Sat, 06 May 2017 12:06:49 GMT

Maybe in the first season it worked but by now I would think they would be spotted immediately - especially since the disguises are just getting stranger and stranger!

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SilleeMee — Sat, 06 May 2017 12:16:05 GMT

I've always thought the entire show was faked....good "acting".

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Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 06 May 2017 17:05:40 GMT

I think it depends on the type of business, and where the corporate offices are located. I'm not sure all the employees in a restaurant, for instance, have ever seen their CEO up close and would immediately recognize them dressed casually, with different hair color, etc. You just don't always recognize people immediately when in completely different surroundings.

A while back I was seated in a nice restaurant and kept noticing a man, nicely dressed, several tables away. Kept wondering "where the heck do I know this guy from?".

It took me more than an hour to realize that he's one of my pharmacists! LOL

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corita — Sat, 06 May 2017 20:01:18 GMT

I watched the show alot when it first started. But, lately the episodes don't seem to be as interesting, so have not been seriously watching!! I do not think there was acting, but definitely editing of the shows.

There are some CEO's who really cannot do the job of their staff. Everyone I know - including my father - has said that working the jobs from the bottom rung to the top rung makes for the best CEO of that company!! I agree!!

When I was working, my CEO definitely could not have done my job! She would have no idea how to go about it. And she was very unique in looks and language. There is no way she could have gotten away with it!! I have actually thought that it would have been a good idea for someone to go "undercover" at my company. There were weird things going on in some departments....

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Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 06 May 2017 23:37:13 GMT

@corita wrote:
I watched the show alot when it first started. But, lately the episodes don't seem to be as interesting, so have not been seriously watching!! I do not think there was acting, but definitely editing of the shows.
There are some CEO's who really cannot do the job of their staff. Everyone I know - including my father - has said that working the jobs from the bottom rung to the top rung makes for the best CEO of that company!! I agree!!
When I was working, my CEO definitely could not have done my job! She would have no idea how to go about it. And she was very unique in looks and language. There is no way she could have gotten away with it!! I have actually thought that it would have been a good idea for someone to go "undercover" at my company. There were weird things going on in some departments....

@corita

It's a good theory, but it also depends on the type of company, and what they do. Generally speaking, the purpose of both the President and the CEO are to run the business efficiently and make decisions for its future with a big picture or long range plan mindset. A CEO hired by an already established company won't have the time to learn everyone's job .... and that's not why they were hired.

Operations management are more focused on the day to day running of the company. However, I do think any CEO can benefit from being in the trenches, seeing what the troops deal with. They are in a position to make decisions for changes without going through umpteen levels of management, depending on how large the company is and the organizational structure.

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corita — Sun, 07 May 2017 00:52:53 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@corita wrote:
I watched the show alot when it first started. But, lately the episodes don't seem to be as interesting, so have not been seriously watching!! I do not think there was acting, but definitely editing of the shows.
There are some CEO's who really cannot do the job of their staff. Everyone I know - including my father - has said that working the jobs from the bottom rung to the top rung makes for the best CEO of that company!! I agree!!
When I was working, my CEO definitely could not have done my job! She would have no idea how to go about it. And she was very unique in looks and language. There is no way she could have gotten away with it!! I have actually thought that it would have been a good idea for someone to go "undercover" at my company. There were weird things going on in some departments....
@corita

It's a good theory, but it also depends on the type of company, and what they do. Generally speaking, the purpose of both the President and the CEO are to run the business efficiently and make decisions for its future with a big picture or long range plan mindset. A CEO hired by an already established company won't have the time to learn everyone's job .... and that's not why they were hired.
Operations management are more focused on the day to day running of the company. However, I do think any CEO can benefit from being in the trenches, seeing what the troops deal with. They are in a position to make decisions for changes without going through umpteen levels of management, depending on how large the company is and the organizational structure.
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Yes...of course, it depends on the company and what "they" do!!
My father was an old fashioned, hard working man who worked his way up in an advertising company to become an owner!! But if possible....many CEO's would get a better understanding of what their staff go thru in their job!! I don't think it happens much anymore....