In this Halloween episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar discuss the latest issues impacting the workplace, including:
😔 What If You're Asked to Lay Off Your Team? - Navigating the emotional burden of conducting layoffs as a manager, how to have difficult termination conversations, and other basics you should know as a manager
🤖 Should Managers Use AI for Performance Reviews? - Should managers be using artificial intelligence to write employee evaluations, maintaining authenticity in feedback, and balancing efficiency with personalization
📱 Is Texting During Meetings OK? - Meeting etiquette debate: when multitasking is acceptable, setting professional boundaries, and respecting workplace communication norms
👩💼 Why Are Women Leaving the Workforce? - Understanding the female workforce exodus, childcare challenges, pay equity issues, and what companies can do to retain women employees
🏛️ Government Shutdown Fallout - How federal shutdowns impact workers, contractors, and the broader economy, plus lessons for workplace stability
Across the Bar provides you with the workplace insights that you need on today's trending employment stories! Please watch, share and subscribe!
Join hosts Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar on Across the Bar Podcast as we dive into this week's biggest workplace news:
⏰ Is 7am Too Early for Meetings? - The heated debate over early morning work meetings, employee burnout from scheduling conflicts, and setting healthy workplace boundaries
💼 100-Hour Workweeks Exposed - Are extreme work hours for real? Breaking down 996, 100-hour work weeks and toxic hustle culture, whether work-life balance can exist, and the reality of corporate work expectations
🗣️ Political Speech at Work Dangers - Why discussing politics in the workplace is risky, navigating controversial conversations with coworkers, and protecting your career from political fallout
🏢 JPMorgan's NYC Tower Opens - Inside JPMorgan Chase's massive new headquarters building in New York City and what it signals about return to office policies and corporate real estate
Join us for expert analysis on the latest workplace trends! Please watch, subscribe and share!!
In this week's episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, hosts Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar dive into the pivotal workplace trends shaping the future of work and corporate America.
📰 This Week's Topics include:
🏢 NYC Office Comeback - Manhattan office leasing hits highest volume since 2019 with 23.2 million square feet leased. What this surge really says about RTO policies, AI replacing jobs, and what CEOs think about Mamdani.
🤝 Surviving the M&A Boom - Essential strategies to protect your career and position during a mergers or acquisition. We tell you the contract provisions that you should be negotiating for.
✈️ CEO Private Jet Hypocrisy - Executive private flight spending jumped 19% while companies cut costs and lay off workers. We discuss the double standards in corporate cost-cutting and what executives should be thinking about before they book their next flight.
💬 Stay Interview Revolution - The retention strategy seeing a 40% increase in adoption. Learn how stay interviews work, why they're more effective than exit interviews, and how to implement them at your company.
Join us for expert analysis on the latest workplace trends! Please watch, subscribe and share!
🏛️ The Real Costs of the Government Shutdown For Workers - The real economic impact of federal shutdowns on workers, contractors, small businesses, and the broader employment market
🤖 Beat AI Resume Bots - Is it a smart idea to play games with AI resume bots to get past automated hiring tools
✊ White Collar Union Movement - Why professional workers are unionizing, and what collective bargaining means for your career
📺 CBS Leadership Shakeup - Breaking down the new executive changes at CBS and what leadership transitions mean for media industry jobs
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Join hosts Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar on the Across the Bar Podcast as we dive into this week's biggest workplace news:
🏛️ Government Shutdown Impact - How the federal government shutdown is affecting workers, contractors, and the broader employment market
🤖 AI Lies - Why companies are falsely claiming that AI is responsible for layoffs and a slowdown in hiring
💼 Would You Work for Elon Musk? - The bad boss dilemma: red flags of toxic leadership, working for difficult CEOs, and whether it's ok to take a job with a bad boss
Get the workplace insights you need on today's trending employment stories! Please listen, share and subscribe!
Join hosts Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar on the Across the Bar Podcast as we dive into this week's biggest workplace news:
📺 Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Drama - Breaking down the late-night host suspension controversy - why it happened and what it means for free speech
🏢 Return to Office Mandate Failures - Why RTO policies are crashing and burning, plus why hybrid policies may be the best policy for your workplace
🛂 H-1B Visa Fiasco - The latest immigration visa chaos affecting tech workers, employers, and the ongoing skilled worker shortage
Get the workplace insights that leaders should have from today's trending employment stories. Please listen, subscribe and share!
In this week's episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, hosts Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar tackle the critical workplace issues dominating headlines and boardrooms across America.
📰 This Week's Topics include:
🗣️ Workplace Free Speech Crisis - Employees getting fired over Charlie Kirk-related comments and the ongoing debate about political expression at work (note: recording occurred just before the Jimmy Kimmel Suspension)
🧖♂️ Sauna Networking - The hot new trend of conducting business meetings and networking in saunas and whether it is advisable for you
💰 Two-Speed Economy Impact - Amazon and BofA increased base pay for their minimum wage workers and how economic inequality is creating different workplace experiences for different workers
🧠 Mental Health Priorities - The urgent need to address workplace mental health issues and actionable solutions for employers
Join us for in-depth analysis of these topics and more. Whether you're in HR, management, or navigating today's complex workplace culture, this episode addresses the conversations happening in every office today. Please listen, subscribe and share with your colleagues!
Join hosts Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar on The Across the Bar Podcast as we dive into this week's biggest workplace news:
💰 Elon Musk's Epic Payday - Breaking down his record-breaking $1 trillion pay package and what it says about executive compensation
🚔 Hyundai ICE Raid - The shocking ICE raid at Hyundai facilities
📱 DIML Videos Take Over - Why Day in My Life (DIML) work videos are going viral on TikTok and LinkedIn, and what employers think
🍫 Nestlé CEO Scandal - The latest corporate drama involving the Nestlé CEO affair scandal rocking corporate leadership
Get the workplace insights you need on today's trending employment stories! The Across the Bar Podcast is your go-to source for workplace news and employment trends. Please watch, share and subscribe!
In this week's episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, hosts Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar break down four major workplace stories shaking up the professional world, including:
👑 New Vogue Editor - Chloe Malle's appointment as the new Vogue editor and what it means for fashion industry leadership
📱 Burner Phones for US Travel - Foreign companies and governments are telling staff to use burner phones when traveling to the US amid growing surveillance concerns
⚖️ Federal Union Fallout - The Trump administration's decision to terminate federal union contracts and its impact on government workers' rights
💼 CEO Scandal - Nestlé CEO's dismissal following revelations of a workplace affair and the broader implications for executive accountability
Join us for expert analysis on workplace politics, leadership changes, international business security, labor relations, and corporate governance. Whether you're in HR, management, or just interested in workplace trends, this episode covers the stories everyone will be talking about this week. Please watch, subscribe and share!
In this episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, workplace experts Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar break down the hottest workplace trends and career tips! 🎯
What We Cover:
🌟 New Job Success - Proven strategies for making an outstanding first impression at your new job!
🏦 JPMorgan Union Drama - Inside scoop on the new union organizing efforts at Wall Street's biggest bank
💰 Intel's Government Deal - What lessons should other CEOs from the government's move to take a 10% stake in Intel
⏰ Early Bird Trend - The growing workplace movement where employees start earlier to leave earlier (and whether it actually works!)
Whether you're starting a new position, navigating workplace changes, or staying on top of corporate news, this episode delivers the latest workplace and culture trends. Watch, subscribe, and share with your colleagues!
In this week's episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, Peter and Laura discuss the latest issues in the workplace, including how AI can get you fired, whether Quiet Cracking is actually a trend worth talking about, CEOs gone wild at AT&T and elsewhere, and whether the VP of PTO takes too much vacation! Please watch, subscribe and share with your colleagues!
What was old is new again. In this episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar discuss why in-person interviews are back, why working mothers are being pushed out of the workplace - again, the continuing Sydney Sweeney controversy, and expenses gone wild at Food52! Please listen and subscribe!
In this week's episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, Peter and Laura discuss a summer filled with chaos in the workplace, including how executives should respond to NYC office shooting, CEOs failing in their communications about job cuts while their employees demand fairness, whether executives can trust their GCs and how to negotiate your severance offer.
In this week's episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, Peter and Laura discuss the hot workplace issues of the summer, including how to leave a good impression at the end of your summer internship (hint: don't bite your colleagues!), what you should do if your boss asks you to lie, the administration's latest moves to eliminate worker protections and "WokeAI", and whether you should get a Neurolink implant. Special thanks to Clifford Lane for our new theme song, and please please please donate to Workout Against Caner at https://tinyurl.com/2rhdj7az !
Should CEOs (or Human Resources) have romantic relationships with anyone in their company? Of course not! In this week’s episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar "embrace" the Coldplay CEO situation, talk about sabbaticals, the four-day workweek, the death of the one page resume and whether companies actually want to have employees stay for the long term. Of course we also have a few words on the Epstein birthday letter and Stephen Colbert! Please watch/listen and subscribe!
This week on Across the Bar, we break down the chaos behind corporate exits, AI spirals, and billionaire power moves. Laura and Peter dig into Linda Yaccarino’s departure from X, Grok’s racist outbursts, and the recruiting wars colliding with layoffs at banks and private equity firms. Plus: how interns should handle layoff news, Bezos-buying rumors, and Bill Ackman's latest ego play!
How the news and pop culture are changing the workplace every day, with top employment lawyer Peter Rahbar and top comms strategist and workplace expert Laura Brounstein.
Is “unlimited PTO” a workplace scam? And what does Caitlin Clark’s $75K salary really mean for women’s sports?
This week on Across the Bar, Laura and Peter cover:
Perfect post–July 4th catch-up for anyone navigating work, politics, and power.
00:00 – Summer mode + rosé rules
01:40 – Unlimited PTO: benefit or scam?
02:45 – Condé Nast pushback during NYC heat wave
06:00 – What bosses can learn from NYC’s mayoral primary
08:10 – Mamdani’s win: IRL organizing + digital reach
12:20 – Caitlin Clark’s $75K WNBA contract and collective bargaining
16:13 – Heroes & Zeros
Welcome to the Across the Bar Podcast, where workplace culture expert Laura Brounstein and top employment lawyer Peter Rahbar discuss what executives should be learning from today's top news stories. In this episode, Laura and Peter talk about the Infinite Workday, AI Fright and Riches, the Bezos Wedding, Anna Wintour's succession plan and much much more! Please watch, subscribe and rate!
So, do you have to tell your boss if you're on a panel- or a reality show? In this episode of Across The Bar, top employment lawyer Peter Rahbar and workplace and comms expert Laura Brounstein cover that as well as Terry Moran, the rise of workplace activism and the NYC mayor's race.
In episode 5 of the Across the Bar Podcast, workplace culture expert and journalist Laura Brounstein and top employment lawyer Peter Rahbar discuss the most relevant issues impacting leaders and executives today, including implications of ICE raids, Alex Cooper's harassment allegations, hiring recent graduates and our Heroes & Zeroes of the week!
