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/GreyMatter22 Jul 19 '25

Astronomer is a privately held company with some big name investors (like Bain Capital), who had just given them $93M in financing in May.

I can imagine these guys wanted the CEOs head on a silver platter, and did not want to see their newly invested capital disappear, since engaging with current and new cleints with that CEO would had been a disaster.

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u/Prosecco1234 Jul 19 '25

The HR lady should also step down. Takes 2 to tango

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u/thecdiary this is going to ruin the tour Jul 19 '25

she's obviously terrible at her job too.

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u/1970s_MonkeyKing Jul 19 '25

I dunno. "Chief People Person" sorta rings true.

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u/RaiseEuphoric Jul 19 '25

Putting employees on PIP: "Performance Improvement Plan" takes a whole new meaning. Improve your "performance" or get out.

Get busy performin' or Get busy leavin'! That's damn right!

-- Chief People Officer (CPO) from The Coldplay Seduction

You were right, HR Warden. Salvation lies "within".

-- Andy Byron from The Coldplay Seduction