To think the CEO caught at Coldplay resigning is a bit of a performance

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I just... don't get it. I'm not condoning affairs but people do it all the time. I don't understand why they had to resign. Their personal lives deserve to blow up, of course, but it's a bit puritanical and false to pretend that, as a society, we care this much.

It doesn't affect their ability to do their jobs, if the cameras hadn't caught them there wouldn't have been nearly as much fuss. I hate the social media panic and showmanship.

A minor point but a ceo is meant to be working resonably hard. Everyone should have a personal life, but if you have a family life and are conducting an affair you may be seen as not being as dedicated as perhaps you should be to your job. That said I read that he and his wife were separated.

There's really no reason an affair should take up any more of your time and energy than a golf habit. From what I know of golfers, that probably takes more time and money than an OW.

It's wrong to cheat and he can't stay in position with an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate but I think this is a reach.

Oh well, then that's ok then.

But because you feel that way, it would probably stop you behaving in such a way in the first place, so you wouldn't risk it.

I have said and done things in the past that I am ashamed of (not cheating) that I have either gotten away with of made amends for, that had it become known worldwide and made a mockery of would have made the shame and embarrassment brought on me and my loved ones hard to bear. I don’t even understand why this is a contentious point really, it seems pretty obvious to me that these two people will be feeling beyond terrible right now and the story simply will not go away. The Times has carried a new version of it on the front page of their website for days now. Enough already - if this ends in a tragedy, then what?

This. Also who is so dumb they go to a concert with their affair partner, someone was bound to see them. He should be resigning for being so dumb

Also who is so dumb they go to a concert with their affair partner, someone was bound to see them. He should be resigning for being so dumb

It is that simple

I dunno, I think if they were both junior it would be different, but when somebody in a leadership position does something like this their reputation is shot. They are supposed to be representing the company and leading by example, and they will never be respected or taken seriously by their colleagues again. They would be the butt of every joke.

Apparently his wife has filed for divorce so the cynic in me wonders if he also resigned to minimise the divorce settlement / child support.

He would have been forced out. Not a chance he would be able to keep his job after that. I’m surprised that she hasn’t gone too tbh, she’s the head of HR!

They’re both old and well paid so probably have plenty to take early retirement anyway.

Frankly, if i was doing business and I had evidence that the CEO was capable of
A) lying point blank to his nearest and dearest
B) was so arrogant or had such poor judgement to do it in public
C) had concerns as to the impact on the financials of the business.