In CBS' reality show Undercover Boss, corporate CEOs go incognito inside their own companies to see what really goes on among their working class. The results can be revealing, scary, and touching at the same time.
Undercover Boss has been a hit since premiering after the Super Bowl, and today CBS rewarded it with a second season. So far, we've seen the head of Waste Management clean toilets, the Hooters chief watch helplessly as a manager made waitresses slurp beans off a plate with their hands behind their backs, and the boss of White Castle try to man the drive-thru window. But where will CBS take the bosses next season? We have five suggestions.
5. Comcast
America's number-one cable company could stand to take look at itself from within. We'd like to see CEO Brian L. Roberts get off his high horse and man the customer service lines for just 15 minutes as people complain about broken internet service and outrageous cable bills. Bonus points if he drives the van around and installs cable directly into someone's house while fielding pleas for free HBO.
4. Bunny Ranch
We don't really care what the founder of America's most famous legal brothel thinks of his company, we just want to get a better peek at what goes on behind closed doors there. And if we have to task the owner with a job, we'd like to see him do clean-up "after the fact" in the Egyptian-themed fantasy room. You missed a spot on that bondage rack, sir.
3. Applebee's/T.G.I.Friday's
Do you think the CEOs of these two annoyingly annoying restaurant chains eat there? No! They're snorting Cristal-soaked beluga caviar out of the skulls of bald eagles! We'd like to see them to try a Cajun-crusted jalapeno chocolate volcano sundae or spend thirty minutes listening to incredibly chipper waiters serenade a 12-year-old boy serenaded with cheesy Happy Birthday songs.
2. United Airlines
We're betting CEO Glenn F. Tilton hasn't flown commercial since he took over one of the world's biggest airlines. While he's 30,000 feet up in his private sky palace, we're given a pack of peanuts to apologize for the four-day layover in Cleveland or the fact that we're sitting next to the guy who last showered sometime in the '80s. I don't even want to see him work undercover for his company, I just want him to fly from the West Coast to the East Coast the day before Thanksgiving with stop-overs in Chicago or Kansas City.
1. Congress
Let President Obama go undercover as an intern to see how the Legislative branch of government does things. Or rather, doesn't do things. Taking bribes from special interest groups, holding up any progress in Washington, and engaging in extramarital affairs are just a few of the things we expect to see. And Mr. Obama, as a Congressional intern, don't forget to check your text messages!
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How about Cracker Barrel? Specifically the Hampton store. The GM could use an overhaul
how about WalMart?
I would love to see the CEO of Dollar General on this show!
Doesn't look like any of these guesses were spot on. I know from this site that Choice will be the first. http://www.choicehotels.com/undercoverboss , and I've also read that Nascar, Chiquita, DirecTV, and the Cubs were likely to be on it as well.
@SharkSMF: the actual CEO of Jack in the Box is Linda Lang, which would totally work since nobody knows who she is!
yes do united airline please!!!!
I'd like to see them feature some of the companies with bosses who are listed on eBossWatch.
I would LOVE to see Verizon on this show. Actually any of the cable/phone companies would be great. They could do installs, man the phones in the call centers, it would be great to have them "deal" with irate customers on national tv.
Some good suggestions..
Obama is an author joke and no more. But McDonalds, Coke, and other fortune 500 companies should get in the mix.
Add to that DISHNETWORK
I don't know how long Obama would be able to stay undercover. He would be recognized extremely easily.
How about Sprint/Nextel? The customer service hotline employees don't know half the products they should.
How about Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan? Or better yet, just send those CEOs to work as a garbage man or as a Hooters waiter!
Obama would have to get a serious makeover if he didn't want people recognizing him though.
Tim, you're my personal hero. I couldn't agree more on these 5 choices. I never plan to watch this show, but if any of these episodes aired, I'd be all over it! Also if Mr. Jack showed up to serve Sourdough Jacks and tacos too... but that'd more like candid camera I suppose...unless he really can't see through that gigantic melon head...then it would be more like the best episode of Wipeout.