AI Bosses, Lost Wages, America’s Disappearing Jobs, History’s Weirdest Jobs | TMI Ep 459

Today’s jobs-themed show examines shrinking American industries, a restaurant payroll investigation, some of history’s strangest occupations and an AI experiment that puts software in the manager’s chair.On today's TMI Show with Ted Rall and Manila Chan...America consumes a relentless supply of news, entertainment and digital content, yet the industries producing it continue shedding workers. We examine the forces quietly dismantling careers once considered secure.A federal investigation into a Florida restaurant raises serious concerns about salaries, overtime and the records employers must keep. The case offers an expensive reminder that changing how workers are paid does not necessarily change what they are legally owed.The modern workplace has its problems, but medieval job seekers faced options that were dangerous, disgusting and occasionally absurd. Some people built careers around duties that would send today’s human-resources department into immediate cardiac arrest.An experimental San Francisco store has placed artificial intelligence in charge of hiring and supervising human employees. What happens when the software reviewing your performance also controls whether you keep your job?Join The TMI Show LIVE Mon-Fri at 10am ET