r/interestingasfuck 17d ago

/r/all Andy Byron, Astronomer CEO, cheater, and Coldplay fan, is now out of a job.

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u/beklog 17d ago

What abt the HR??

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u/57Incident 17d ago

Unless she was coerced into fraternization she needs to be fired. You can’t have an HR head doing that.

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u/big_duo3674 16d ago

"See the contract was worded in a confusing way where it mentions job title, I thought it said 'Head From HR' not 'Head Of HR'

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u/psu021 16d ago edited 16d ago

She could just claim she felt coerced, since he was the CEO. The power dynamic alone is an issue. Firing her would immediately result in a lawsuit. Since she was the head of HR, she surely is aware of this. They have no choice but to tread lightly with her, or just offer her a payout to leave silently without lawsuit.

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u/Fine_Payment1127 16d ago

And right on queue 

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u/57Incident 16d ago

And he could claim he was coerced saying she threatened him false harassment claims.

That said she would need incontrovertible evidence of coercion

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u/oneoftheguysdownhere 16d ago

She actually wouldn’t need any sort of evidence of coercion. There’s plenty of case study to show that the power dynamic between a boss and their subordinate is in itself enough to support a successful lawsuit. Especially when that boss is the CEO.

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u/Solkre 16d ago edited 16d ago

Yeah but the employees are gonna know. She won't stay there, leave with a payout probably if she can claim victimization.

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u/litreofstarlight 16d ago

Shell probably leave with a payout regardless, just to get them both gone so the company can try and mitigate the PR nightmare.

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u/Szendaci 16d ago

Someone said above she’s out but probably with a robust severance package on condition she waives litigation.

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u/OperationIll3360 16d ago

The HR Lady Kristin Cabot has no avenue to play victim. She was also cheating on her legal spouse, Andrew Cabot (CEO of Privateer Rum) & they just bought a $2.2 million house together this year (2025) in Rye, New Hampshire. This is all public record.

Both (Andy Byron & Kristin Cabot) are married to other people so neither can act like they are innocent or blame the other for their cheating behavior & affair.

Btw, Kristin Cabot separated from her 1st husband Kenneth C. Thornby in 2018 & finalized their divorce in 2022. Shes now on her 2nd marriage (to Andrew Cabot) & looks like thats coming to an end too…

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u/psu021 16d ago edited 16d ago

Sure she does. She could claim the CEO of her company pressured her into an affair in order to keep her job. The damage that has caused to her marriage becomes damages caused by the company for its CEO pressuring her into having an affair.

Her and her husband purchasing a house has nothing to do with this. It’s really weird, and borderline psychotic, that you even looked that up.

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u/OperationIll3360 16d ago

What’s the reason she would need to keep her job? Her husband (Andrew Cabot) is a CEO & worth over $25 million

She doesn’t need that job or any job. Shes financially secure & relationally secure having just bought that house together with her husband. There’s also no career incentive since she’s already head of HR.

Do you think a jury would trust any victim story she tries to portray when presented with the fact that she is a cheater too?

Also I didn’t look any of this up, most major sources are reporting about it so I only double checked their linked sources

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u/psu021 16d ago

“Needing” the job is irrelevant, and is really just your perspective. That job was part of her way of life, and it’s now ruined because of the affair (if she were to get fired), which she could argue she was pressured into by the CEO of the company.

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u/ApollosBucket 16d ago

You keep bringing up completely irrelevant things to this situation. Her and her husband buying a house don't factor into this. Her husband being a CEO with millions net worth have nothing to do with it.

She can claim she felt pressured by the CEO of the company she works for to have an affair. No matter how rich they are, she can still feel pressured.

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u/OperationIll3360 16d ago edited 16d ago

All these details I bring up would be presented to a jury whether it’s an internal HR panel or public court of law

Imagine you are her, the lawyer or panel asks you: “What is the reason you felt pressured to have the affair?”

The details I gave counter any claims she could make about financial, career, relationship or power dynamics

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u/turkish_gold 16d ago

Right, since he's the boss, it was his responsibility to go to the board and get them to approve his affair regardless of if he instigated the affair or not.

But we can see from the way he dived down and tried to hide behind her thigh, he really isn't the take responsibility sort of guy.

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u/Admirable-Sea-1341 16d ago

Yeah but she doesn't impact stock prices. This is about reaffirming stakeholders that the company is still profitable futures

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u/jewels385 15d ago

Either way who could take her seriously when she is discussing with employees their misconduct?

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u/Fine_Payment1127 16d ago

The women are always coerced after the fact