The executive director (CEO) Andy Baron of the American Technology Company Astronomer resigned on Saturday after a video of him hugged an alleged colleague at a Coldplay concert went viral and fed implacable memes.
“Our leaders are expected to establish the standard both in behavior and responsibility, and recently, that standard was not fulfilled,” said New York headquarters in a shared statement on LinkedIn.
“Andy Byron has presented his resignation,” said the firm, after previously launching an investigation.
The company added that the co -founder and Director of Products Pete Dejy, who was assigned the role of interim CEO, will continue to serve in that position.
During a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, the Jumbotron approached a man and a woman who hugs in the stands.
But the Canoodling couple seemed surprised and horrified when they saw themselves on the big screen, with the man leaving the frame and the woman covering her face with her hands and turning.
“Uh-oh, what? Or they are having an adventure or are simply very shy,” joked the Coldplay leader Chris Martin.
In a matter of hours, Internet detectives tracked man like Astronomer Andy Byron CEO and said the woman was the company’s director, Kristin Cabot, claiming that the two were having a not so discreet issue.
According ReutersA company spokesman said the couple were the only employees of the company trapped in the camera. The spokesman did not respond to a Reuters’ Request for comments on the work state of Cabot.
The video has obtained millions of views on Tiktok and other social networks, giving rise to Memes arguing everything, from the madness of having an adventure in a Coldplay concert, to the hypocrisy of a human resources representative apparently trapped in a relationship in the workplace.
“The craziest thing is that the astronomer’s CEO trap scandal is that it was the Lady of Human Resources,” said an user X. “The person who would warn you against fraternization with co -workers.”
The hairy pets of the major league baseball team of Philadelphia Phillies climbed into the trend and recreated the scene for the Jumbotron in a game after the video went viral.
However, a statement of apology attributed to Byron, which extended rapidly online, was false and seemed to have originated from a parody account.
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