"Undercover Boss" Runs into Problems

Recently the CEO of United Van Lines went on the show Undercover Boss. He became an "undercover" employee of his own company and learned first-hand that being part of a moving crew is a tough job. In his administrative role, he forgot how hard people actually work to fulfill all the demands of this job.
However, as TV Squad points out in today's article, it appears that Rich McClure, the CEO, started giving special treatment to the men in the company while a female employee raised concerns about the company being a "boy's club."

This obviously raises ethical concerns, but there is another issue at hand. United is the parent company for hundreds of independently owned and operated agents, much like a franchise. Each moving company under the United name is actually an independent company. So while Rich McClure is the CEO of the van line, is he really these employees' boss? Not really. He doesn't have the authority to hire or fire them because they work for an independently owned company.

An interesting twist to the whole "undercover boss" concept.