US tech CEO suspended after Coldplay concert embrace goes viral

2 mmarian 6 7/19/2025, 8:11:01 AM bbc.co.uk ↗

Comments (6)

bryanrasmussen · 4h ago
>"Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding,"

== no affection between people.

OK I mean I get they're having an affair, but really companies need to stay out of that moralizing people's lives biz.

khelavastr · 4h ago
Surprising neither of these executives criticized the other's spouse. It's ordinary for spouses to find better spouses before divorce.
yahoozoo · 31m ago
An affair is always the best foundation to build a marriage.
tuatoru · 2h ago
Some rather flippant dismissal going on in the other comments here.

The reasons that this sort of things is frowned on by corporate governance are firstly the non-merit-based promotions that happen, and secondly the power imbalance. It's a reputational risk for the corp.

Especially with women in lower positions on the org chart and men in higher ones, there is a risk of coercion if intimate relationships are allowed.

palata · 4h ago
It's great to live in a world where a convicted felon can become the President of the US, but upper management gets fired because they are having an affair. /s

Pretty sure there will be personal consequences for them, I don't think there is any value in punishing them professionally.

bryanrasmussen · 1h ago
yeah but if he had ever cheated on h.. oh wait