Undercover Boss, Season 2, Episode 10 Sees Henrik Slipsager of ABM Industries Work with a 9/11 Survivor

Undercover Boss, Season 2, Episode 10 aired Sunday night on CBS featuring the President and CEO of ABM Industries, Henrik Slipsager, working various jobs, including one with a 9/11 survivor and one who lost a relative that day. This executive really makes a lot of mistakes attempting to emulate a blue collar worker. Henrik Slipsager poses as a Dutch immigrant seeking employment. 9/11 is a big theme on Season 2, Episode 10 of Undercover Boss. The company had and continues to have presence at the Ground Zero area.

ABM Industries Executive Henrik Slipsager Cusses on Undercover Boss, Season 2, Episode 10

The head honcho starts out at Tampa's airport driving a shuttle bus with Kenny. Slipsager complains about learning the ropes, is slow about his business, cusses, and speeds with the shuttle in less than half an hour of working. Kenny wants to be a firefighter, and is also in school, plus isn't afraid to constructively and firmly criticize the Undercover Boss.

In Chicago, the ABM Industries executive washes windows, even though he has a fear of heights. Peter shows him the ropes. Peter not only does work as a window washer, but he has side jobs, and a son who can't really speak. As the scaffolding moves upwards, Henrik Slipsager admits being scared, but begins to get the hang of washing windows on the Season 2, Episode 10 airing of the CBS show...that is, until they proceed further up, when the head honcho demands to be lowered down.

Those Directly Affected by 9/11 Moved Henrik Slipsager on Undercover Boss , Season 2, Episode 10

At 7 World Trade Center, Maria shows him janitorial work in the offices. Maria is a 27 year veteran of custodial work, and her nephew, a company employee, died in the 9/11 attacks. Only a part of his remains were returned to Maria's family a couple of years later. Maria wishes the company would allow women to wear pants so people can't see up her skirt area. Slipsager cleans windows, the women's toilets, etc., but is rather slow.

Henrik Slipsager then meets Larry, a 9/11 survivor. Larry enthusiastically operates a freight elevator for ABM Industries. The Undercover Boss helps Larry with those duties, including cleaning. Slipsager learns that Larry was a foreman for the company before he had a stroke. After the 9/11 attacks happened, he and his co-workers were taken care of by the company.

What Goodies Does Henrik Slipsager Give Out on Season 2, Episode 10 of Undercover Boss?

The employees of ABM Industries say they weren't really impressed with Slipsager's work, and are shocked to see who he really is in the reveal scenes. Maria gets promoted, a new uniform with pants and a shirt. 17 granite pavers at the World Trade Center Memorial site for the 17 ABM Industries employees lost on 9/11 will be created. $25,000 for a 9/11 fund in Maria's nephew's name is forthcoming. Larry gets a 10^th anniversary reunion created for September 11, 2011, called "Larry's Meeting" with all expenses paid, as well as an all-expense paid trip to Hawaii with his wife. Kenny gets moved into a management training program, and the rest of his education expenses are covered as long as he remains with the company. Peter is named to a safety council (with extra pay) that reports to Henrik Slipsager plus he gets a month-long expense-paid trip so his son can get intensive therapy, as seen on Season 2, Episode 10 of Undercover Boss.

Sources:

"ABM", Undercover Boss, December 5, 2010, CBS