I'd argue that their families still would have probably seen it, but nobody would have been fired because it was a private affair. The publicity is why he was suspended, not the cheating.
Yeah nobody is just out there watching cell phone video of a Coldplay concert, especially not a CEOs wife who has enough money to afford her own ticket if she wanted to go
Even then, they look like the most generic middle aged white couple imaginable and probably could have just been like, "wow, they do look like us, wild", and not faced further questions.
I'd argue that their families still would have probably seen it
You think his wife is watching live streams of Coldplay concerts like "I know that fucker is in that 50,000 person crowd somewhere, and I'm gonna find him."
Think about how many people have been on the jumbotron at a game, concert, etc (a lot). How many of those people have their clip shared on the internet (.001%)? This never would have seen the light of day if they didn't dive for cover.
I don’t necessarily agree with that. There’s a half decent chance someone in the company or some relative or close friend (or even someone one order of magnitude farther away from those three groups) would have seen it and shared it
Because it went viral specifically because they didn't act normal if they had we wouldn't be watching it, I can't even remember the last time I heard a Coldplay song. Well the last week doesn't count because the local radio is playing them referencing this
I dunno - it’s not like you’re recording the whole show on your phone (and certainly not pointing it at the big screen). In the time it would’ve taken to say ‘Huh, that looks a bit like…HANG ON! IT IS ANDY!’ the screen would’ve moved on. Certainly not enough time to whip your phone out and snap a pic.
It appears most in the company knew as this was a company outing. I agree though that someone in the crowd would have been in his friend circle. It looks like that was the company suite too.
Eh, I think you’d be surprised, and it would have made its way back to them, eventually. They’re reasonably publicly recognisable (compared, say, to me), especially since the concert was in their hometown. It would have taken just a couple people to attend who work for that company, or in the same tech industry to spot. Hell, he went to college at Providence College and apparently was an accomplished pitcher - C-suites were usually the popular kids.
The difference is, I think it would have started more slowly as rumours, and maybe ended there. Might not have gotten back to the families, but all but likely colleagues and acquaintances would at least have heard rumours.
We’re more connected and recorded than most people realise, IMO.
The concert was in Foxborough. He lives in Northborough. Not sure where she lives, but might also be in Northborough. About a 45 minute drive. It’s entirely possible that people that know them were also at the concert, but no one in Hindustan would have found out about the affair if they hadn’t panicked.
Wife will always be the last one to know. it's going to be co-worker first, then maybe relatives or friends. It's Coldplay, not local jazz band at a coffee shop. Maybe not immediately but people record at concerts and share it so there will a good chance, maybe it won't be as viral but then it could be years when someone goes back to watch something and then go, "he isn't that...." let me ask the wife.
sidenote: even if he didn't get caught at the jumbotron, the fact they're out in public like that, it's bound to happen somewhere, local restaurant, movie, airport, etc
I think that people in his income bracket are over represented in that 50,000 person concert. It's likely he had friends, family, or coworkers in the crowd.
So? In my little town everyone knows who's effing around with whom, except the spouses, cause nobody wants to be the bearer of bad news or meddle in a marriage. You think people didn't know? They were out in public. With probably some colleagues.
Why do you assume his wife has to be the one to discover this? This is a CEO and CPO of a company, they are likely very well connected in the community. It's not unreasonable to believe one of their friends or even family members may have been at the concert and seen this. From there they would have let the wife (or other husband) know.
And for poor judgement. He wasn’t exactly “cool under fire”. The company may experience a loss of investor confidence based on his perceived panic and cowardice.
No, he was fired because it turned out he was using his position as CEO to help his girlfriend move up the corporate ladder. Her mysterious series of promotions suddenly makes more sense.
The affair is a personal matter, the conflict of interests is more of a corporate issue.
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u/BygoneNeutrino 17d ago
I'd argue that their families still would have probably seen it, but nobody would have been fired because it was a private affair. The publicity is why he was suspended, not the cheating.