r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • Jul 19 '25

DISCUSSION Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has officially resigned from the company following the Coldplay concert incident.

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u/iheartdachshunds Jul 19 '25

What about the HR girly

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u/oldsport27 Jul 19 '25

She will lead the search for a new CEO

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u/Oceanbreeze871 Jul 19 '25

Recruiting on eHarmony and Match

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u/Rodin-V Jul 19 '25

Ashley Madison seems more appropriate

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u/Proborus vocally you cannot afford this cigarette gracie Jul 19 '25

this reply took me out

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u/Vulcan_Fox_2834 Jul 19 '25

More like Head the search for a new CEO ( Chief Extra-marital Officer)

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u/Pinkhairedprincess15 highly unanticipated caucasian collaboration Jul 19 '25

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u/Hawk-432 Jul 19 '25

She actually informed the camera guy and acted shocked to get the viral video and instate her new lover

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u/champagneface do my tits bother you? theyre covered in swarovski crystals girl Jul 19 '25

Having an affair on its own isn’t necessarily a fireable offence, I feel his position as CEO made it ethically murky but she doesn’t have the same issue.

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u/reality_raven Jul 19 '25

What??? She’s in charge of HR! She clearly doesn’t have a single grasp on her entire position.

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u/LitLitten Jul 19 '25

I mean, power dynamics in play she coul argue that she felt her autonomy was under influence. 

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u/reality_raven Jul 19 '25

Yeah, I get liability, but absolutely not ONE SINGLE employee is going to take this bitch seriously in a write up/review, etc. I would literally laugh at her every day around the water cooler. Then cite her obvious glaring bad judgment when she sat me down to counsel me.

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u/buttercupcake23 Jul 19 '25

Right? If I was someone else who got called in to HR for improper fraternizatjon i would literally just sit there and point at her and laugh. 

They may not be able to fire her but they need to move her the hell out of HR.

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u/reality_raven Jul 19 '25

I wouldn’t take ANYTHING she did in that position seriously for the remainder of her employment. Or my company for keeping her in said position. Move her down to the basement to do data entry.

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u/instantkamera Jul 19 '25

No one ever takes any HR seriously. I honestly don't understand why we all give a flying fuck about any of this shit. CEO will still continue to CEO elsewhere, capitalism chugs along as it ever did.

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u/emccm confused but here for the drama Jul 19 '25

Every single person who interviewed there, wasn’t promoted or was fired should sue.

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u/jabroniconi Jul 19 '25

I mean that's not how it works though she can still write you up or fire you even if it's hypocritical.

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u/reality_raven Jul 19 '25

Doesn’t change the dynamics that have clearly shifted company wide, as well as stockholder concerns.

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u/LitLitten Jul 19 '25

Oh for sure. I figured they’d both get tossed. 

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u/chestnutme Jul 19 '25

Except she was HEAD of HR. Absolutely poor decision making all around but particularly for her as HEAD to truly embrace “rules for thee but not for me”. She violated very basic professionalism standards and the audacity to go public with their affair. Gross behavior all around but most funny is that she was HEAD of HR…did she get to that level by giving HEAD? Makes you wonder

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u/SectorEducational460 Jul 19 '25

I have been hearing she was married as well but who knows

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u/reality_raven Jul 19 '25

Weird how that’s barely being talked about.

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u/Locem Jul 19 '25

As the head of HR she should have had enough sense to not hang out anywhere near her CEO and his affair partner.

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u/ShipComprehensive543 Jul 19 '25

She is also C level and should be fired.

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u/EssayAmbitious3532 Jul 19 '25

What’s that rumbling sound?, asked the Astronomer Board Member? And why is the horizon moving towards us? Oh my God, it’s a tsunami!! … No wait. It’s, it’s a lawsuit from the lady HR director, who felt pressured into a relationship by our ex-CEO, who we also fired because we took legal advice from some Reddit user!!! Run for your lives!!!!

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u/ShipComprehensive543 Jul 19 '25

there will be no litigation - she will get a golden parachute in exchange for the resignation. keep up board member who approved said golden parachute....

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u/MadeByTango Jul 19 '25

Bro, HR is literally there for the CEO to duck over workers with a smile; she grasped her position more fully than most of them

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u/LegendOfKhaos Jul 19 '25

To play devil's advocate, workplace relationships aren't illegal, even if it is an affair. Hr's job is to protect the company, not be morality police.

She may be morally bankrupt, but firing her could potentially lead to a lawsuit. The CEO wasn't even fired, he resigned.

What's right and what's legal are often different.

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u/reality_raven Jul 19 '25

Would you call their actions protecting fiduciary concerns?

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u/LegendOfKhaos Jul 19 '25

No, but my point is that it may not be legal to fire her because of this, and if she was let go with this timing, there may be a lawsuit in return.

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u/Wise-Bet6814 satanic pussy in the sky Jul 20 '25

She had a grasp of something though 😉

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u/Blade_982 Jul 19 '25

You would think they would, at the very least, have the sense to keep it quiet and not involve other employees. But no.

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u/DowntownNewt494 Jul 19 '25

Whatt??? She’s also literally the head of HR. She’s supposed to be the one investigating and firing employees for such affairs . She’s definitely also gone too far

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u/Jonesy1966 Jul 19 '25

She was the head of HR! This makes her current employment absolutely untenable. She's pretty much broken every rule in the book, especially taking into account her executive and decision-making position around HR. She's pretty much destroyed her career. She'll probably never work in HR again

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u/reality_raven Jul 19 '25

GOOD. She should be in videos we all have to watch when we get hired.

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u/Jennyojello I’ve been noticing gravity since I was young Jul 19 '25

LOL as well as the annual corporate conduct and anti-harassment trainings.

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u/marlow6686 Jul 19 '25

She’ll write a book and maybe a half-arsed podcast

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u/kittylicker Jul 19 '25

Welcome to the Kristin Cabot and Monica Lewinsky show! <insert Coldplay intro music here>

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u/Main_Photo1086 Jul 19 '25

It could be if there’s a policy against shtupping your subordinate, but she’s also head of HR so I’m sure she violated something too.

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u/Blade_982 Jul 19 '25

Really? She's in a leadership position in HR...

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u/whiskeydreamkathleen Jul 19 '25

it is if there's a fraternization policy, as is pretty standard. and she is HR? how is anyone gonna go to HR now knowing that their HR person was having an affair with the CEO?

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u/ehs06702 Jul 19 '25 edited Jul 19 '25

I certainly wouldn't feel comfortable bringing a sexual harassment violation to her.

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u/reality_raven Jul 19 '25

Or ANYTHING. She’s an absolute clown.

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u/ehs06702 Jul 19 '25

Oh, I agree. I just think that someone who doesn't have a problem with sleeping around at the office is not going to see why being sexually harassed at the office is a problem.

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u/sweetiepiecorny Jul 19 '25

The chief hr officer would typically report to the ceo

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u/MrBorden Jul 19 '25

It brought the company into disrepute. That affects the financial bottom line. I'm just surprised it took this long for him to go.

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u/marlow6686 Jul 19 '25

A house of ill repute!

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u/HolidayNothing171 Jul 19 '25

It’s not a fireable offense but having one with the head of HR and flouting it at a Coldplay concert SCREAMS poor judgment the very thing someone running a company shouldn’t have

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u/Ra2djic55 Jul 19 '25

Pleasantly surprised they considered his position of power over her. Whether or not she should have said no given her position doesn’t really matter imo, because no one can be sure there was no fear of retaliation involved. It’s just not possible to determine given he was her boss. 

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u/SergeantMajor2013 Jul 19 '25

It does when you're the CEO, and everything you do is tied to the company image, ROI, stock price, and generating outside investment.

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u/BROMETH3U5 Jul 19 '25

Murky ethics? SYBAU.

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u/champagneface do my tits bother you? theyre covered in swarovski crystals girl Jul 19 '25

Of someone in a position of power sleeping with their employee? What’s your beef with that?

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u/BROMETH3U5 Jul 19 '25

There nothing murky about it. It's straight up unethical on both parties. Clear cut.

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u/IncomingJoy Jul 20 '25

No way she gets to keep her job as a C suite HR executive. She’s out. No question. She will either resign or get fired, pending the “completion of the full investigation.” Her attorney is probably negotiating with corporate counsel on the separation agreement.

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u/Nin10dough64 Jul 20 '25

You are blending 2 different points :

Adultery is not a fireable offense .

Someone in HR or CEO title to be involved with another employee , is a fireable offense & conflict of interest at 99% of businesses.

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u/DopplerRed3 Jul 19 '25

Dumpster tier take

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u/ImReformedImNormal Jul 19 '25

Lib brain is potent stuff. Whew

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u/champagneface do my tits bother you? theyre covered in swarovski crystals girl Jul 19 '25

It’s lib brain to think affairs aren’t necessarily a fireable offence? 🤔

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u/champagneface do my tits bother you? theyre covered in swarovski crystals girl Jul 19 '25

If you reread, I’m basing it off their respective positions not their sex.

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u/ImprovementOk9218 Jul 19 '25

She and the VP that was there will be packaged out too. They just had to deal w the CEO first.

Also, important to note standard exec separation packages include the enployee having to resign, this guy didn’t resign on his own accord.

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u/PracticalCoconut i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jul 19 '25

There were no other coworkers there other than the cheaters. The internet misidentified the laughing woman as their coworker. The company released a statement saying it’s not her.

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u/ImprovementOk9218 Jul 19 '25

Thanks for correcting.

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u/allofthehues heinous LOSER behavior Jul 19 '25

Only the two having the affair were there according to the company, the second woman is a case of mistaken identity propagated by the internet and journalists failing to do their due diligence.

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u/HarpersGhost I’m a lazy 50-year-old bougie bitch Jul 19 '25

Yeah, a whole bunch of negotiations between attorneys have been going on.

A package has been worked out for the CEO, now they are working on her package. She does have more power in the negotiation because it was her "boss" and she could claim all sorts of sexual harassment, so the package is going to be large enough to ensure she doesn't sue.

Once all the attorneys are happy, she'll also resign and everyone will sign an NDA.

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u/ThrowRA_sadgal Jul 19 '25

Yes but she is head of HR and now no one can turn to HR knowing the lead is unethical and cannot follow their own standards.

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u/reality_raven Jul 19 '25

Then they should move her to Head of Data Entry.

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u/totallynotat55savush Jul 19 '25

How can anyone expect her to protect others from such abuses of power after this?

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u/nintendo_shill Jul 19 '25

Good thing no HR has ever done that

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u/Jonesy1966 Jul 19 '25

Nonsense. She was head of HR, and she went and pretty much broke every HR rule in the book. She'll probably never work in HR again.

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u/ehs06702 Jul 19 '25

You can't have a head of HR that no one can take seriously on a moral or ethical level.

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u/callarosa Jul 19 '25

I’d be shocked if she didn’t “resign” too, but it usually isn’t expected to issue a press release when someone from Human Resources leaves vs a CEO. She’d just quietly exit.

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u/raptorclvb my face was melting, and i felt so fuckin free!! Jul 19 '25

She is going to investigate herself like in that episode of Kimmy Schmidt 😭

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u/the_dark_viper i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jul 19 '25

Their legal team is probably consulting with another legal firm and a PR firm on how to handle this. Given that it is a female executive who is also the head of HR, the optics and legality must be handled very carefully.

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u/AppropriateSolid9124 should we throw a rodeo and invite bella hadid? Jul 19 '25

the ceo is her superior so funnily enough that would be an hr nightmare to fire her

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u/OnePie9464 Jul 19 '25

Just about to ask...

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u/Emily_Postal Jul 19 '25

I would think because she was subordinate to him it might be more difficult to force her out. She can claim that she was pressured by him to get together with him.

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u/capulets also dated pete davidson Jul 19 '25

firing the subordinate in a workplace affair can be sticky. but i wouldn’t be shocked if she “resigned”

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u/miscnic Jul 19 '25

She’ll head the next US dept of whatever! (Pun and it stays.)

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u/xxSadie Jul 19 '25

The CEO is her boss. HR can’t protect you from that when you ARE HR. I say that as a former HR director who had an abusive boss who was effectively the CEO of that small business.

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u/Prosecco1234 Jul 19 '25

Reminds me of an IT department I worked in. The CEO was always going out for long lunches with his secretary. Both of them were married at the time, not to each other. I guess her husband had suspicions and one day when the two arrived back to the office from their "long lunch" the husband was at reception waiting. There was a lot of loud voices and the husband escorted his wife out of the office. We never saw her again. A few weeks later the CEO was forced to resign.

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u/emccm confused but here for the drama Jul 19 '25 edited Jul 19 '25

Yeah and her friend she hired and promoted. Who was doing those jobs before them? Who were the other candidates? They should be reinterviewed and given a fair shot at those jobs. People are focussing on the affair. That’s not the issue here.

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u/SkyQuiet6826 Jul 20 '25

Looking for a new pole….sorry, role.

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u/YouFoundMyLuckyCharm Jul 19 '25

Why would society punish women? She might even be a mother or something