It rained on Sunday. I decided I needed the exercise and went for a walk anyway, umbrella in hand. The weather was mild and there were quite a few people out walking with their umbrellas or wearing rainjackets. The hyacinths are starting to pop up now.
That evening, we watched this TV show called Undercover Boss. It just happened to be on after The Amazing Race. Anyway, it was a really good show. Here is a synopsis of the episode I watched, I was in 'good' tears at the end of it:
Baja Fresh
'David Kim, the CEO of Baja Fresh, the leading fast-casual chain in Mexican dining in the United States, goes undercover posing as a contestant who is competing for one position within the company. Immigrating to America from Korea was hard on David’s family when he was growing up. His parents had to live through hard times, so his goal was to become someone that could help his parents live a better life. David hopes to use this undercover experience to find the truth about how his company is functioning, while reflecting on the time that he has left with his dying father. '
According to wikipedia, 'Undercover Boss has been criticized as a "reality show" for presenting scenarios and situations which rarely happen to employees in real workplaces and are in fact dramatic tricks. Others point out that CEO's in real life workplaces do not typically go out of their way to provide gifts and other extra benefits to front-line employees at the expense of the bottom line.'
Oh well, back to real life, I knew it was too good to be true!
4 comments:
Last weekend I watched Warm Springs, the story about Roosevelt when he was struck by polio and his struggles to walk again. I was in tears, and this is after my breakdown watching the American Idol's Pia leave the show.
Ocean Girl, that sounds like a good movie, I should watch it. Oh, you were a Pia fan. Did you hear she went on a date with DWTS Mark Ballas? I like Haley and sometimes Jacob.
I've seen "Undercover Boss". I haven't read any of the critiques, though.
The show does seem to have one common theme: "These low-income people that work for me really bust their butt for such a small paycheck! I never knew!"
The cool part is in the board room when the owner calls out his staff: "We have programs in place to help these employees better themselves. How come none of you guys follow up on this?"
It's a good show most of the time!
Good to know that you like it too, Mr Bill.
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