Returning from their summer hiatus. DriveThruHR co-hosts Michael VanDervort, and Robin Schooling sit down to discuss their personal experiences during the summer and their plans for the upcoming year. They congratulate the HR Happy Hour podcast on its fifteenth anniversary and celebrate the success of their own podcast, DriveThruHR, which is also rapidly approaching its 15th anniversary and well over a million downloads. The HR conversation touched on the decline of DEI initiatives in organizations, the challenges of remote work, and the impact of the pandemic on the restaurant industry. They also discussed the political affiliations and endorsements of various labor unions and political parties and the tightness of the upcoming election. New shows with guests will resume next week.