Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel

Remember when "Reality" shows were a new concept. These days reality shows are clogging up the channels. With that said, you can imagine how old and played some of these ideas can be. "Rehab" is no exception, but on the other hand it does take place in the hottest party in Vegas.

I caught the show once in a while in the first season. It wasn't bad. Entertaining. It was something to watch. Now in the second season I am glued. I am glued because there is a new Pool Manager. Yeah, doesn't sound like pool manager would be a high ranking job, but when you are Pool Manger at this party it is everything. This new guy is a total TOOL. I watch because I can't believe he is still working there. Besides bumping heads with one of the heads of Security, he totally disrespects everyone. He is suppose to be professional and some of the things he says to the employees seems to be grounds for dismissal.

I really don't know what happened to the manger in the first season. He didn't put up with crap, but he sure treated people much better. The one thing I will say is if it wasn't for the new guys antics I probably wouldn't watch. Maybe it is all for TV??

Check it out, if not for the story line. ... for the view.

Here's a series that started out somewhat interesting. Justin was a level headed manager that ran a tight ship and balanced it with good people skills. The support team was excellent with security, servers, and general staff all towing the line and generally working together for the betterment of the company and their customers.

Then comes season 2 and by chance (wink, wink) in walks Matt. Screaming, yelling, and being everything that management isn't (and HR's worst nightmare). You have to wonder why an international company would allow a person to run one of their operations like this and go even further by allowing the viewing public to see behind the curtain. If ever there was a hunger starved ratings oriented company, it would be the corporate Hard Rock executives that put ratings (and the hope for more business during a dying economy) about instilling a positive and safe work environment.

I quit watching and won't watch just to let Hard Rock know that creating an environment of fear and intimidation is not what American's want. Shame on Hard Rock!