I just recalled how crazy it is that show shot up to popularity when it first came out. How people thought it was soooo great for the boss of the company to take a day/week or so to do the job of their employee.
The thing is, until that point, employees were literally just a number to them. Whether they worked at a warehouse, restaurant, outlet – the only thing the boss ever knew were the numbers they got back from the business or cash they recieved. If the business was bad they would probably cut jobs without a second thought for who the people were. Like this show was somehow was supposed to do what exactly? Make the bosses somewhat more relatable and human? That they can struggle for a day and empathise with little vicky who cant afford school, rachel who cant afford rent ot Jamal who cant afford Healthcare cause they are working for $10 an hour with no benefits and no chance of moving up?
Like the show is depressing as fuck if you think about, what the fuck is the point of the show? The boss shows up to 1 business or 1 location for a week to see what the peasants do for him, give the employees a pat on the head and he goes back to his millions like nothing happened. Like what about the other employees at the other 20 locations? They dont have problems?
Could you imagine if Jeff Bezzos did that for like a second? Did the work that warehouse workers or drivers did and listened to their complaints to understand why the fuck they are protesting. Could you imagine any rich corperate ceo taking the time out of their day to do anything relatable and understanding what their employees actually go through to try to make their lives better?
Its fucked up how once people reach a certain wealth they just forget about the struggles of others. Its not Anti work that this subreddit is promoting – its doing work for fair compesation and benefits that will help them survive. Not every person is going to be lucky enough to get an undercover boss episode spontaneously thrust upon them and find themselves with a sudden car or $100 bonus.