A US tech company says its chief executive has quit after he was apparently caught on a big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing a female co-worker, in a clip that went viral.

The clip showed a man and a woman hugging on a jumbo screen at the arena in Foxborough, Massachusetts, before they abruptly ducked and hid from the camera.

The pair were identified in US media as Mr Byron, a married chief executive of Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the firm’s chief people officer.

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    4 days ago

    Are you seriously suggesting is perfectly normal in the UK for the CEO to have an affair with the head of HR that he hired, and no one would complain because of human rights act?

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      The Europeans had, and still have in some cases, dynastic royalty and state religions and stuff. They’re surprisingly backward in a lot of ways. The personal freedom to use your power imbalance at work for sexual gratification seems like the sort of thing they’d never move forward away from.

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        Look, I come from the middle east where my entire life way ruled over by monarchs installed by England and currently controlled by America… They are literally untouchable, more so than ornamental monarchs like Europe. And if a big shot company owner is caught having an affair, they could literally both be killed by their respective families… I don’t think European CEOs can get away with it because they have royalty.

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          Royalty (even ornamental) in the 21st century is just an example of having backwards and ridiculously outmoded cultural constructs. I admit that I could have phrased that better.

          European résumés include photographs and marital status, which would be an outrageous reach into one’s personal life in the states. It’s not surprising that they’re ok with the idea that bosses should be able to have relationships with their employees and still keep their jobs. I guess that makes the resumes make more sense.

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      It is perfectly normal to not have your personal life controlled by a company, yes.

      Blows USians mind, eh?

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        You’re not understanding the full context of this situation. And then acting like everyone else here are the dumb ones.

        You should just stop embarrassing yourself.

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        I’m not a USian, I just have critical thinking skills.

        It’s called conflict of interest, and disclosure is often required to avoid accusations of favoritism.

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          Disclosure - yes. That can be requested and an employee may be sacked if he fails to disclose such information. Unlike USA however, companies are unable to tell an employee to NOT have a relationship with someone at work. It can make a decision to move employees in relationship to other teams if for example there is a risk involved.

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            That can be requested and an employee may be sacked if he fails to disclose such information

            That’s what happened here… He didn’t disclose the relationship because it was an affair.

            Unlike USA however, companies are unable to tell an employee to NOT have a relationship with someone at work.

            It isn’t real just because you imagine it… That’s not how it works in the US.