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:

• Condé Nast workers fighting back during NYC’s heat wave
• The truth behind unlimited vacation policies
• What every boss can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s political upset
• WNBA contracts, collective bargaining, and how power shifts fast
• Plus: Heroes & Zeros—from Brad Pitt and F1 to SCOTUS and Paramount

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!