Undercover Boss: Larry O’Donnel (CEO of Waste Management)

I don’t know if you were able to watch the premiere episode of Undercover Boss on CBS, but if not you should definitley check it out.  Larry O’Donnell, President and Chief Operating Officer of Waste Management was featured in the first episode. Despite his responsibilities in running a $13 billion company, his family (wife Dare, son Larry Jr., and daughter Linley) are priority. Linley suffered permanent brain damage due to medical malpractice; thus, safety practices are a main issue with Larry. Larry assumes the identity of “Randy Lawrence”, an unemployed construction worker; the explanation for the camera crews was that Randy was being filmed for a documentary as someone beginning in the waste disposal industry.  What Randy learns from the experience is fantastic and I wish every company did what Waste Management did.