I watched both episodes of that new TV show that premiered after The Superbowl called Undercover Boss. What a cool concept for a reality show. If you don’t know, CEOs of major companies go undercover at entry level jobs in their own companies and get down and dirty with the little people.
The first one I saw was with the CEO of Waste Management and the second one was the president of Hooters. Watching these CEOs learn the most basic things about their own companies is fascinating. Each boss goes through the grind of the everyday lives of their employees. They uncover screw ups and heroes alike in their workforce and it is interesting to see how they handle both kinds of people, when they finally reveal themselves at the end.
What I noticed while watching the show, was that the president of Hooters should in no way be a CEO of a hot dog stand. It was so shocking to see how ill-equipped that man is to run such a large company. Whatever his motives were to do this, I feel he did the company and his dead father a disservice by putting this on TV.
He came across a restaurant manger of Hooters who was so blazingly demeaning to his waitresses, that the guy should have been arrested or at least fired. In the end, the President of Hooters just asked the guy to say he was sorry. It was shocking to see how weak he was as an executive. His father started the company and after the old man passed, the son has been clearly destroying everything this daddy built.
This saddened me, because I love Hooters and have been a customer forever. This guy was going around the whole company trying to find out what was wrong and why the company was tanking the last few months. He was completely blind to the fact; it was him that was the problem.
As a lover of Hooter wings and all the beautiful waitresses, I hope for my sake this man steps down. He is clueless in so many ways and he is putting my favorite wing place in jeopardy. Rumors around where I live is the Hooters in our town is struggling and because of this impending tragedy, I have done my part and made sure I get there every week to spend money. Life without Hooters, would not me much of a life at all. I beg every red-blooded American to get down to their local Hooters and spend some money.
The guy at the top never even wanted the job when he got it. He gave the impression that it was some kind of annoyance for his father to die and leave him with this billion-dollar company. It was a site to behold. You guys go get some wings and let us hope this man just steps aside or let somebody with the right energy and passion run it and turn it around.
Maybe they should hire the CEO of Waste Management. Now that was an executive I wouldn’t mind working for him. That was an executive with a spine and passion to boot.
C. Rich
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I couldn’t agree more. The Hooters guy is bringing down the whole thing. I think the next one is the president of 7-11
I enjoyed the 7-11 show last night. I think the CEO really cares about his company and is trying to make it better.
It’s a shame I don’t have a 7-11 close to my house. I’d be giving them my business.
CC
Hooters is my favorite restaurant and they better get new leadership, you are right. He is not the man for the job and even my blind Uncle can see that.We can only pray.
Guys we need a nation-wide push to save our place
I caught the show and I love the concept. Let these bosses see how it is. I couldn’t believe they did not fired the manger that was making the woman eat like dogs. It was breath taking to see they did almost nothing. I will never return because of that. If they truly cared about woman, he would have done something to that manger and had him arrested or something. There has to be a law against that. I liked the one with Waste Management and how the president truly cared about his people. The next one that is going on, I seen on the Oprah Show and they give an employee a 7-11 store because he was such a good worker. I am sick that Hooters did almost nothing for the people. You can see in the faces of the people in the factory, they now the son is the problem.I’ll never eat there again because they didn’t fired that animal that was disgracing those woman. One was going to college for God Sakes. Shame on Hooters but it is a great TV show.
WM is a great company – my son works there. Great TV show !
I missed the show, I will keep my poor eyes out for it.
The son was just some Rich Kid who got the company. He even said he never wanted it and now all those people that work there have to depend on someone who doesn’t even care to keep it going.I wish I had a rich daddy to give me a company.The man is a waste.
The one good manger they had was a “woman” and he takes the restaurant away from her and leaves the bastard guy in place ! How is that respect for woman?
It was a PR nightmare for Hooters, I can’t believe they allowed it to air. That shows you the son has no clue. He probably lost more customers now.
WM takes my garbage and they are a great service. I wonder why the guy who was singing and cleaning toilets moved on. They never said why or where he went.
People think that we only go to Hooters because of the way the girls are dressed. That is not it. The Wing House girls dress skimpier but there is on reason why I go to Hooters. The food is better !
Does anyone remember many years ago Hooters had the best Clam Chowder? It was whipped and creamy, then all of a sudden one day they got to this real brothy clam chowder that was nothing like the original one. I miss the first one, it was the best chowder. It has been gone for years. I wonder if that was another thing the son destroyed?
I can’t believe that the son just walked around and couldn’t see the eyes of all of the employees that worked for his father. It was so clear everyone knew he was the problem. The son thinks he learned some lesson but he learned all the wrong one. Their Board of Directors should get together and ask him to step aside. This will come down to survival. A company can not have someone so clueless at the helm of a big company. On the TV show the WN noticed the one woman doing a good job and they promoted her. Hooters sees a woman running a good restaurant and takes it away. Unbelievable what happened. My whole family was watching it and we all could believe what happened.
I can’t wait to see the show about the 7-11 company.Did they really give an employee a store?
Hooters does have the best food. I love their buffalo shrimp. I forgot about the great calm chowder years ago, you are right antfarm. Why fix a fence that is not broke? I hate when companies do that! You find something you like and then they change it. That CEO said he hadn’t been in that factory since he was 16-17 years old. That tells you everything about him. For God Sakes the people never knew him.
This TV show rocks !
How about some tax breaks for these companies !
Think about the employees that have to walk around the son everyday knowing he has no clue his leadership is the problem.I feel so sorry for the employees. They have their life in this company and some spoiled rich kid, who doesn’t even care, is going to run it in the ground. I’ll go to lunch today there to do my part. I love the food. It is a shame to see what is happening due to that president. Remember, they said 6 guys started Hooters but only this family landed up with it, can you imagine how those other families feel watching that show?Watching him destroy it.
His marriage failed and now look what he is doing to the company. With all the people out of work. This guy could care less. There is no excuse not to have been to that factory. Shameful
He gave that woman a vacation and then took the restaurant away from her while she was gone. The whole thing was so unfair.
The man who had heath problems at Waste Management worked circles around the CEO.That was so funny to see the garbage blow away in the wind. lol
I was a Hooters girl and when the father died it was like we had no leader at all. Things were fine when I was there but after watching the show I must say, there needs to be a change. He can still own it without running it. They need a president of operations because I’m not sure how much time is left. Incompetence always floats to the top. I don’t understand why they let this air. Anyone could see what a bad light this was put in because of the son. I bet this is why Oprah didn’t have them on her show but only used Waste Management and 7-11.
They better survive I’m with CRich this is a great restaurant.Lunch time—guess where I am going?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Does anyone believe the bad manger is going to really change his ways? He should have been fired! Think about what other things he must have put those girls thru. people just don’t change. He was a caveman and they left him in place. What a sham !!!
hooters is the best food but not the best owner
The Waste Management one was way better.
This TV show is so different. I went to Hooters today and they all were talking about it. The woman at this one can not see how this manger got away with this or didn’t get fired.
Hooters should put pool tables in every Hooters and that would save them. They have them in Georgia and I went to one in Florida and they just rush you in and out and try to turn over tables. With the pool tables we use to stay for hours spending money.
I never seen the show. Never even heard of it but I’ll try to catch it. I read this article this morning and went out of my way to go to Hooters today. Mr. Rich it was a buzz big time about the show but not a good one. Even the manger in this one was asking all the people what they thought and everyone was saying what you wrote here. All they wanted to talk about was how disgusting it was to watch that guy make the girls eat the beans like pigs. People couldn’t believe the president stood there undercover or not and that he didn’t step in to fire him right there. No one could understand why Hooters let that image go out over the airwaves.I got to catch the rerun and see this.
Can’t those women sue for being put through that treatment?
If it were me, I would sue. I think each one of those waitresses should!
KB
I keep missing the show. I will try to see the rerun.
I seen the 7/11 one. That CEO is the real deal.He should run Hooters as well.
OMG!!! Did you see the new episode of Undercover Boss with White Castle?
Can you believe that owner wont even his own food??? I was shocked they kept that part in the show!!
That dude is on some diet to stay healthy… and told one of his workers that he wont eat the food at White Castle because it’s not allowed on his healthy diet!! LOLOLOL!!!
I suppose he doesn’t care that the rest of us are eating his food and being unhealthy.
What a way to show us how terrible their food is for your health!!
So far 7/11 is the only company worth a shit.They gave an employee a store.The rest just give the people some bullshit they can use as a company tax write off.Look to see how each time the CEO has the tax code in mind every time they offer something to the little people.Shameful really.I couldn’t believe the owner of White Castle wouldn’t even eat his own food.He shows how unhealthy the shit is that he is selling people and wouldn’t even eat it himself.How insane is it he wants to start a wellness program for his employees who are killing themselves eating his food but still makes millions selling it to us.You think on a diet or not he would have just eaten his own food for a week instead of showing us not even he will eat all that fried shit.Think about it.This says it all.Not even the owner of White Castle will eat his food because of how unhealthy he it is!He did his company a disservice showing us the truth.Well if he won’t eat that shit,I’m not!!
White Castle looked terrible when the guy would not eat his own food.You think the fool would have dropped his healthy eating for a week to sell his garbage.Why should we eat it?He won’t.
the white castle guy did eat his food and he even added the kids spicy sauce to it …
He only ate the burger. Don’t you remember when he looked at that one lady and said, “I can’t eat any of this” and she replied, “I wish I had your will power.”
It started a discussion about how he was trying to be healthy and cut out all fried foods. (the only thing they offer that’s not fried is the burger)
No one did less for their people than The Church Hill Downs guy. The man didn’t even know horses for God sakes. How embarrassing.
At least the Hooters dude ate his wings before. How The Derby can put someone in charge, who knows nothing about horses is amazing.
The horse guy made me sick. He knew nothing and he did nothing.
Church Hill Downs should be ashamed of themselves. They put someone in charge who knows absolutely nothing about horses. He gave that gal a few more stalls! That was it ! What a scumbag!
I still think the worst CEO was Hooters. He was such a clueless spoiled brat. He let that manger make the women eat like dogs and did nothing.
Roto Rooter CEO was a big Jerk !
I never heard of the other company before the Roto Rooter one, so I did not watch it. I agree The Roto Rooter guy was a big clueless Jerk. It is so shocking to see how many men at the top should never be there. They have no soul have of them.
Rooter guy was not cool. He was clearly a bad person inside. Some of these companies have done their image a disservice for sure. He was like the mean old bastard next door.His face looks like it would scare children and make ladies cry. Very mean man running that company. I’ll never give them my money.
WW was the only company so far with a great CEO, the rest of these guys should retire or just fade away.
I thought out of all the companies 7-11 was the best because they gave a guy a whole store.
I think it is amazing how many of these CEOs have “daddy” issues and have big huge cry babies. America is being run by a lot of soft men and this can’t be good.
Everything the ceos do for the employees is some tax write off or something small. 7-11 really cared about the people and handed the keys to the store for one of them.
Roto Rooter did more for their people than most,7=11 and them were the best but he was a big cry baby.Roto Rooter was a great company and I’ll use them now.
I agree with you Joey Roto Rooter was good people and a great company. They made me a customer. Next time I have trouble I’ll call them.
I missed some shows, I hope they play the season again. Next week is the season finally. I will never forget The Hooters guy letting those woman eat like pigs. He never fired that man and I’ll never forget that one.