I love when people think they're doing something wonderful and genuine, when in actuality they are doing something ridiculously offensive.

Just my opinion, but I think you're a little off on this one. He did his research, got some exposure for the business, and gave an employee 10 grand. I really don't think he put much of a dent in the unemployment rate either. I'm not saying he did something great, but I don't think he's just being a rich dickhead either.

I agree with Katie and I think you guys are the pompous condescending asses.

have to agree with katie. don't see the harm in his statement nor his commentary…

you're way off the reservation this time around and sound exceedingly tedious and petty as it is.

cheers!

I think Cords a little grumpy bear today, yesterday he was horny, today grumpy.

I dont think what the guy said was offensive at all.

If the "needy people" had applied for this job then it wouldn't have been available for this guy! So don't tell me he took a job away from anyone.

That's not the point you idiots. The point is he thought he would slum it for a month, see how the little people do it and then give ONE co-worker that he employed 10k. What the fuck about all the other co-workers? How would you feel if some rich shmuck showed up to your job, just to see what it was like? He did his research? What the hell kind of research did he do for flipping burgers and mopping?

Maybe its just me, but if I busted my ass at ANY job and some shmoe came in and a short while later was offered a higher position. I'd be pissed.

"The place wound up being unbelievably clean" Well what the hell were you expecting? A filthy pig pen? Just because people have low paying jobs, doesn't mean they don't work hard. Plus, if it was filthy the Health Department would have it shut down.

I meant ONE co-worker he *liked*

Entitlement. It just radiates from those blue, soulful, criminally clueless eyes.

The point didn't seem to be to give someone who was most worthy $10K. He happened to like one dude in particular and he wanted to help him out. He never says he was slumming it… he said he was surprised at how much he liked his job and wanted to succeed at making it clean and enjoyable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_and_Dimed

Then there are some people who actually do this for good. And by this I mean work at jobs that most would think suck, not that they do suck, but most people wouldn't want to clean hotels and work in fast food restaurants and what not. I've never read the book myself, but I think I will someday.

I'm a little torn on this. It doesn't seem like his intention was to be a shithead. And the gift was nice. Maybe he could have split it between some of the other people he worked with who worked just as hard.

But maybe this guy has a sick relative we don't know about and he wanted to help this particular person out. And how do we know he didn't do a kick ass job and that's why he was offered the position?

On the other side of my brain. I'm thinking if I was one of the employee's and had also been befriended by this guy, why didn't I get any money and why did he keep it from me? And then I'd be kind of pissed that maybe it was going to end up as part of some shitty television show and this guy is going to get more money and I'll still be cooking my fries and he'll never even come by and say, Hi, to them.

But I also seriously doubt the took the job from some needy person. They could easily go down the street to Burger King and get a job there. There is not shortage of fast food jobs.

Not to mention, he doesn't say whether or not he accepted the management position, just that it was offered to him.

I though only mexicans wanted that kind of work.
Have I not hear jobs americans don't want. (LOW PAYING JOBS)

he's looks dirty to me.

Well, at least he didn't call everyone idiots.

He sounds like an entitled prick, but I bet the recipient of the cheque doesn't care.

This immediately reminded me of Nickel & Dimed. While a lot of people applauded that book as a great liberal experiment exposing the hardships of the working poor, having grown up in that situation myself, my thoughts were more along the lines of "duh, of course it's hard to live off of 6 bucks an hour, at least you had the ability to return to your cushy life."

However, I really don't think Greg Garcia went into it with any intention to belittle the working poor. I highly doubt anyone was offended by him, certainly not the guy who got the 10K. And remember, he was actually out of a job at the time, too. As long as he was doing the work, I don't think there's anything disrespectful about what he did.

He's a dick because he ripped off Trailer Park Boys.

The real question is, what's up with those cartoonishly white chompers he's sportin'?

tlatzoteotl, I wholeheartedly agree. Accept Trailer Park Boys is 1,000x funnier!

I totally agree. He might not be a dick, but it was a dick move with dick comments.

He learned the place was clean? What did he learn about people earning minimum wage?

It was "fun"?! I have a pretty cool job and I'm paid fair and even I don't call work fun. I'm sure the people cashiering and cleaning the bathrooms don't call it fun.

And did he LIVE like he was making minimum wage? Or did he go home to his fancy NBC-bought house? The difference between him and the Super Size Me guy and Nickel & Dime lady is that they lived that way. They made decisions about whether to go to the doctor or buy food that week because they couldn't do both.

And then to brag 'they liked me so much that I was on the managerial fast track'? Duh. Fucking idiot, you manage an entire fucking staff with a budget most likely in the millions and have probably had access to education and training. What is surprising about this?

I'm actually getting angrier now. I'm thinking he might be a dick.

And he absolutely took a job from someone else. Statistically there had to have been other applicants and that's someone who didn't get the job.

I'll stop now. I actually like My Name Is Earl. I think it's funny and poignant. But unless this guy comes out and starts dedicating his time toward promoting universal health care, I'm going to say this was dumb.

I am super pissed off that he didn't pick were I work to do his slum work.

Everyone loves me at work, so I know I could have scored the $10,000. Damn that fry cook, who beat me out.

Life is a reality show. I just lost this round.

Oh come off it. If anyone found out someone famous was working amongst them they would be thrilled. People are thrilled when someone famous just buys from their company. The only person screwed was management that thought they lucked into someone with real management potential,loosing the time they took to train him and process all his paperwork. But loads of free advertising may be worth it.
Unbelievably clean, versus just clean, not a sty.