Most American workers are checked out — and their bosses have no idea (opens in new tab)

. He even had the mug to prove it.Meanwhile, for most of the show’s 2005-2013 run, his employees endured pointless meetings, cringed through his speeches and quietly counted the hours until they could leave. The joke worked because so many viewers recognized something universal: the gap between how bosses sees themselves and how workers actually experience them.That gap is no longer just a sitcom premise. It may be the central reason American workplaces are in trouble.In the U.S., only about ...