28 Okt 2013
1.
Many critics dislike reality TV but one show which has
received very favourable reviews is Changing Places. The main idea is simple.
Take the Chief Executive Officer of a company and put him or her in the
position of one of the company’s low-end workers.
Banyak
kritikus tidak menyukai realitas TV tapi satu pertunjukan yang telah menerima
ulasan yang sangat menguntungkan adalah Mengubah Places . Gagasan utama adalah
sederhana. Ambil Chief Executive Officer perusahaan dan menempatkan dia dalam
posisi salah satu pekerja low-end perusahaan .
2.
Donald Eisner is the CEO of the Absalon chain of
hotels in Australia. His family have been hotel owners for three generations
and are one of the wealthiest in the Australian hotel industry. In the
programme, we see Donald Eisner working as a bellboy, cook and cleaner while
supervisors monitor his performance, noting any mistakes. He has some triumphs,
it is true. In the kitchen, he successfully cooks several pancakes, for
example, and, as a housekeeper, he makes the beds correctly. The rest of his
housekeeping, however, is not a success, as he fails to clean any rooms to the
company’s required standards. At the end of the programme, we see his
supervisor taking him from room to room, pointing out his mistakes.
Donald
Eisner adalah CEO dari rantai Absalon hotel di Australia . Keluarganya telah
pemilik hotel selama tiga generasi dan merupakan salah satu terkaya di industri
hotel Australia . Dalam program ini , kita melihat Donald Eisner bekerja
sebagai portir , cook dan bersih sementara pengawas memantau kinerja , mencatat
kesalahan . Dia memiliki beberapa kemenangan , itu benar. Di dapur , ia
berhasil memasak beberapa pancake , misalnya, dan , sebagai pembantu rumah
tangga , ia membuat tempat tidur dengan benar . Sisa rumah tangga ,
bagaimanapun , adalah tidak sukses , karena ia gagal untuk membersihkan kamar
dengan standar yang dibutuhkan perusahaan . Pada akhir program ini, kami
melihat atasannya membawanya dari kamar ke kamar , menunjukkan kesalahannya .
3.
Alex Jennings runs a successful chain of steak bars
called Wayside Inn. He has a reputation for demanding quality from his staff,
both in terms of food and service. When he changes places wih some of his
staff, we see him fail a number of tasks in the restaurant. As a waiter, he
continually forgets to ask customers how they want their steaks to be done and
mixes up the orders completely when he has to serve five tables at the same
time. A few minutes later, disaster strikes when his tie becomes caught under
the drinks of a tray! The next day, when he takes the place of the cook, his
supervisor makes him redo several of the steaks.
Alex
Jennings menjalankan rantai sukses steak bar disebut Wayside Inn . Dia memiliki
reputasi untuk menuntut kualitas dari stafnya , baik dari segi makanan dan
pelayanan . Ketika ia mengubah tempat wih beberapa stafnya , kita melihat dia
gagal sejumlah tugas di restoran . Sebagai pelayan , ia terus-menerus lupa
untuk meminta pelanggan bagaimana mereka ingin steak mereka harus dilakukan
dengan mencampur adukkan perintah sepenuhnya ketika ia harus melayani lima meja
pada saat yang sama . Beberapa menit kemudian , bencana melanda ketika dasinya
menjadi tertangkap di bawah minuman dari nampan ! Keesokan harinya , ketika ia
mengambil tempat juru masak , supervisor membuat dia mengulang beberapa steak .
4.
Now that their experience is over, are the CEOs
thinking of making any changes? The answer is that they already have. “We have
carried out several changes, like sorting the knives, forks and spoons, to make
it easier for the person who washes the dishes,” says Mr Jennings. “We’re also
redesigning the staff uniforms.” Mr Eisner found the experience even more of a
shock. He is not only making changes in his hotels, like the policy on who
orders new supplies of cleaning materials, but he also wants to create
aChanging Places day at all Absalon Hotels so that all senior management can go
through a similar process.
Sekarang
bahwa pengalaman mereka sudah berakhir , adalah CEO berpikir untuk membuat
perubahan? Jawabannya adalah bahwa mereka telah memiliki . " Kami telah
melakukan beberapa perubahan , seperti penyortiran pisau , garpu dan sendok ,
untuk membuatnya lebih mudah bagi orang yang mencuci piring , " kata
Jennings. " Kami juga mendesain ulang seragam staf . " Mr Eisner
menemukan pengalaman bahkan lebih mengejutkan . Dia tidak hanya membuat
perubahan dalam hotel itu , seperti kebijakan yang memesan persediaan baru
bahan pembersih , tapi ia juga ingin membuat aChanging Places hari di semua
Hotel Absalon sehingga semua manajemen senior dapat pergi melalui proses yang
sama .
- Do you
know any other examples of reality TV?
I know some American reality TV shows like ‘’Laguna Beach’’
where pupils are filmed and their Highschool life and everything arround them
like friends, families and their dreams (what they want to do after the
Highschool). Another American show is ‘’The Real World’’ which is like ‘’Big
Brother’’ and some German shows like the ‘’Dschungelcamp’’ where VIP’s (of
Germany) stay in a dschungel so it is the same like ‘’Big Brother’’ but just in
the dschungel and other tasks they have to do.
- What do
you think of it?
I think it’s just entertainment and useless because we just
see how different people behave in different situations. We watch this shows
because we want to see how this people do stupid things, how they argue and
many other things like this. But it could be usefull for these people in the
show because they learn a lot of social behaviour and they get to know other
typs of caracters.
Complete this interview with Donald Eisner by putting the verbs in
brackets into the correct form, using either the present simple or the present
continuous. Sometimes you need to use the question or negative form.
Interviewer: So, now you’ve experienced work in all these
different hotel jobs. Which job 1 do you think (you think) is the most
difficult?
Eisner: I think housekeeping. Housekeepers 2 need
(need) so much energy. They also 3 spent (spend) most of the time working
by themselves, so it can be a very lonely job.
Interviewer: 4 Are you making (you make) any changes in
your hotels now?
Eisner: Yes, certainly. We 5 are
reviewing (review) the policy on who orders the cleaning equipment. The
present system 6 doesn’t work (not
work) very efficiently. We 7 are also looking (also look) at a number
of other hotel policies.
Interviewer: Why 8
do you want (you want) other senior
executives to have the Changing Places experience?
Eisner: Because it’s such a good learning
experience. It 9 is reminds (remind) executives that
management decisions always have effects on other members of staff. Executives
often 10 don’t realise (not realise) what these effects are.
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