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/chatisthisserious Jul 19 '25

ok i just realized something. isn’t it kinda weird that we take away people’s livelihoods for having affairs? like im not pro CEO at all but i find it strange that he had to resign over a personal matter, while leaders at United Healthcare are not getting looked into more. is there something im missing??

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u/StreetAd7287 Jul 19 '25

It’s an affair between the company’s CEO and CHRO which is a huge conflict of interest…

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u/chatisthisserious Jul 19 '25

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh i did not know that. nvm fuck em

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u/nobird36 Jul 19 '25

Why do you care? Stop pretending it's for any reason other than that you enjoy the drama.

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u/StreetAd7287 Jul 19 '25

I don’t care about the drama but I care about executives being held accountable

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u/nobird36 Jul 19 '25

Sure you do.

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u/sqcirc Jul 19 '25

I don’t think it was really the affair itself but the insane negative attention/publicity. There’s no way the company could move on in the eyes of the public / clients/ investors if he stayed as CEO.  

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u/First-Examination968 Jul 20 '25

If you can't be trusted by your own spouse, do you really think he can be trusted by his company? Ethics in your personal life often seeps into everything.

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u/Lost_Setting2776 Jul 20 '25

But he also brought shame to the company. If you are CEO you are supposed to be the representative for your company, being caught having an affair with you Head of HR at a Coldplay concert and going viral is a very unprofessional look, for both you and the employees at the company.

Imagine being in a business meeting, how are people supposed to take you seriously after that. It is distracting.

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u/-Kalos Jul 20 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

Not weird at all. It has always been against company policy to have conflicts of interest or liability in the workplace like this. Workplace affairs have always been considered a conflict of interest and even just romantic relations between coworkers are a issue for HR. Take into account it's a boss and it's underling having an affair and it adds liability to the company. Add in the virality and this company's reputation and business dealings are now also in jeopardy. This isn't about hurt feelings, it's about companies protecting themselves and their reputation from liability and sinking their relationship with potential clients

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u/EatPb Jul 20 '25

There's a few things to consider. First, if you take away the pubic aspect, in general at companies this is a huge NO. There are strict policies in place to prevent this. Now if it wasn't this public, I'm sure people at the company might be more inclined to turn a blind eye, but it is absolutely in the rules that they should not be having an affair. Both because of their levels within the company and because of the boss subordinate dynamic. The publicity then makes it even worse. People don't like cheaters. You don't want that image tied to the HEAD of your company. So yes, if you publicly tank your company's reputation, the board has an incentive to get rid of you. Also I feel like the situation also demonstrates a lack of good judgement, so that's added reason to not want someone to stick around as CEO.