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DrDan

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20. wouldn't the presence of a camera be some kind of hint as to what is going on?

Reply to LearningCurve (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 05:30 AM

Aug 2013

I know - there is always some lame excuse as to why it is being filmed. But shouldn't the employees be at least a little suspicious when they are being filmed AT LEAST as much as the CEO.

yes - seems to be very uplifting that CEOs are that interested in the views/efforts of their employees. I just cannot buy the legitimacy of the show.

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Undercover Boss is an AWESOME show! [View all] LearningCurve Aug 2013 OP

Heh! They had a mayor on there once. joshcryer Aug 2013 #1

Haven't seen the one with the mayor LearningCurve Aug 2013 #2

The big ultra corp guys are so fake. joshcryer Aug 2013 #6

It's crap. They pick out a sob story to which the boss responds and make the boss Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #3

Diamond Resorts joshcryer Aug 2013 #7

That was the episode I saw before I made this post LearningCurve Aug 2013 #8

That's a fucked up way to put it. joshcryer Aug 2013 #9

Did not need that mental image telclaven Aug 2013 #26

The first season was OK, but then it became *very* formulaic. SeattleVet Aug 2013 #4

I agree with the sentiment. It's PR for the 1%. n/t cprise Aug 2013 #5

I agree, and I don't watch.....all BS eom a kennedy Aug 2013 #23

I watched a few of those laundry_queen Aug 2013 #10

Some buy it wholesale. silverweb Aug 2013 #11

A comment like that is the reason I watched the show LearningCurve Aug 2013 #12

It IS deliberate propaganda. silverweb Aug 2013 #13

I wouldn't rule it out LearningCurve Aug 2013 #14

You're a kinder soul than I am. silverweb Aug 2013 #15

I am getting older and cynicaler too LearningCurve Aug 2013 #16

Keep the faith. silverweb Aug 2013 #19

incomming grammar nazi..... cynicaler? n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #24

I watched a couple quakerboy Aug 2013 #17

And what we see is what survived the editing process LearningCurve Aug 2013 #18

wouldn't the presence of a camera be some kind of hint as to what is going on? DrDan Aug 2013 #20

Especially when ... LearningCurve Aug 2013 #21

How much longer can the premise go on? customerserviceguy Aug 2013 #22

Forever? This is just another twist on cheap, high-profile charity cprise Aug 2013 #29

It's a 'reality show'. They shoot a bunch of footage and then cut it to fit a narrative. ejpoeta Aug 2013 #25

Well, my favorite episode remains the Hootiers one telclaven Aug 2013 #27

There were some good moments, that was one LearningCurve Aug 2013 #28

I was about to rant, then.......... socialist_n_TN Aug 2013 #30

If all the CEOs got together and thought, "How can we change public perception?" LearningCurve Aug 2013 #31

Yep. And I'm not so sure a group of them DIDN'T get together...... socialist_n_TN Aug 2013 #32

I've had that thought myself LearningCurve Aug 2013 #33

Corporations as a "corporate culture" are socially dysfunctional, even sociopathic bhikkhu Aug 2013 #34