I liked the show, I liked Larry and thought he was very genuine. But this show is not what they advertise it to be. This is not an executive walking a mile in his employee's shoes and changing things for the better. It's more like a corporation putting together a commercial for their image and the image of the top level people. As someone pointed out before, the thing that was weird is the people that Larry works with: people getting shafted by middle management and 'policy', people with health issues that put work first, people working a terrible job with a smile, someone who loves interacting with customers, someone struggling to make ends meet at home. The common thread is that these are not everyday people you see at an office, these are like the top 5% in terms of attitude and back story and dedication to their jobs. The only normal employee Larry worked with was the woman at the recycling plant, but the story of that plant was how the manager was 'changing' on his own.
I figure. . . If you a manager at a branch Someone says. . . LOOK THIS TV THING IS GOING ON . . .pick someone to represent the plant in this job . . . I don't think you pick some disgruntled so and so I am sure that there were selected. . . esp if there chosen by the local management. Rocket River
The Hooters episode was lame. I'm done with UB. Post when something exciting happens. Jimbo the manager was a HR nightmare but he didn't get fired. If the boss wanted to change his company's culture, he would have started by getting rid of this guy.
Legally he could not do that, it is a franchise, and the owner would have to make that call.......but I am sure Jimbo knows his career at Hooters is done. If you miss an episode, you can watch it online : Right here DD
What do you mean legally? If Jimbo wasn't breaking federal/state law, he was pretty close. Perhaps he couldn't fire Jimbo on TV, but there was no note at the end of his termination. Also, did you notice when they showed clips at the end, they didn't show anything from the day at Jimbo's restaurant?
The thing at the end said that after the talking to, Jimbo apologized to his staff and changed his managerial style. I say BS. You finally see a problem on this show that really needs to get taken care of. A guy that needs to be fired and who could potentially cause huge problems for Hooters the company (sexual harrasment lawsuits)...and they just call him into a room and talk to him a bit? Bull****. It's all very heart warming seeing the waitresses get put on some promotional video and the manager woman seemed nice and probably could use the vacation (although she didn't seem anywhere near as weighed down with duties as the girl at Waste Management last week who got promoted) but ultimately most of what the CEO dude did really didn't solve any problems. I don't care how many promotional videos you make, the people that find the idea of Hooters offensive are going to continue thinking that until the women start wearing more reserved clothing. They promote their product around the sex aspects, so they have to understand that a certain portion of the populus won't approve of that. Quit pretending like you actually believe you are going to solve that problem. This show is a sham. Too much stuff is obviously a setup from the get go and one time when it seems like a real problem is unearthed, they take the weakest possible route to solving it. I don't care if Jimbo has to be fired by the owner of that franchise...if the President/CEO of the company says he thinks you need to fire your manager because he is a serious risk of lawsuit, I'm fairly positive that owner will get rid of the dude. Also, despite all the big talk and tears over no one at the production factory knowing who he was or caring (and his perceived disappointment in his dad's eyes) I didn't see anything at the end mention that he was visiting the factory more often or increasing bonuses or any of that. This CEO was all talk.
Because he does not employee him. Some guy pays Hooters royalties to be called a Hooters. The guy who pays the royalties is Jimbo's boss.
As someone that has worked in a franchised location of a chain restaurant, it's hard to emphasize how independent the franchisee can be from the franchisor. I suspect in some very large companies, such as McD's, Burger King, Subway, there's a lot of control, but in a relatively small chain, there seems to be a LOT of independence. I don't recall ever coming in contact with a single representative of the franchisor in 3+ years.
Hooters girls aside, that last episode was pretty weak. The CEO wasn't very impressive. It seemed like his gameplan was to not fu*k up his late fathers legacy, and we all know what happens when you play not-to-lose.
