Ep174: From the Vault - Off-The-Clock Behavior and the Impact on Workplaces

And so let's start with one of the most talked about stories this summer.

The astronomer CEO.

Now, I'm going to recap this, but I'm sure all of you remember what happened.

It wasn't that long ago.

So during a Coldplay concert at the Gillette Stadium, the company's CEO, Andy Bryan, and the company's HR leader were caught on the stadium's kiss cam.

embracing and it went viral.

I think what went viral is that they dove out of sight.

Now, Chuck, did you see the Phillies fanatics reenactment of this?

No, I've seen so many Rackmans, but not that one.

It was hilarious.

So they had both Philly fanatics there in the same place, and they showed them on the Kiss Cam, and one of them were wearing this blonde wig.

And all of a sudden on Kiss Cam, one of them dives, the other one jumps down.

It was hilarious.

Yeah, that's

great.

And it went viral, right? The Reddit meme level viral.

Chris Martin even called it out from the stage, the internet.

clip.

And with hours, the speculation began.

Were they in a relationship? Was it appropriate? Was there a power imbalance? While no workplace policy was directly cited, the company stated it was about preserving leadership, integrity, and trust.

Yeah, so here's the thing, and some people may still find it hard to believe, nothing illegal happened.

It was a concert, but what did happen was a shift in perceptions.

Suddenly you have the CEO and the head of HR, and John, I don't know how many people sent that to me, like, hey, you're in HR, here you go.

I'm like, okay, I get it, I get it.

I saw it.

And so let's start with one of the most talked about stories this summer.

The astronomer CEO.

Now, I'm going to recap this, but I'm sure all of you remember what happened.

It wasn't that long ago.

So during a Coldplay concert at the Gillette Stadium, the company's CEO, Andy Bryan, and the company's HR leader were caught on the stadium's kiss cam.

embracing and it went viral.

I think what went viral is that they dove out of sight.

Now, Chuck, did you see the Phillies fanatics reenactment of this?

No, I've seen so many Rackmans, but not that one.

It was hilarious.

So they had both Philly fanatics there in the same place, and they showed them on the Kiss Cam, and one of them were wearing this blonde wig.

And all of a sudden on Kiss Cam, one of them dives, the other one jumps down.

It was hilarious.

Yeah, that's

great.

And it went viral, right? The Reddit meme level viral.

Chris Martin even called it out from the stage, the internet.

clip.

And with hours, the speculation began.

Were they in a relationship? Was it appropriate? Was there a power imbalance? While no workplace policy was directly cited, the company stated it was about preserving leadership, integrity, and trust.

Yeah, so here's the thing, and some people may still find it hard to believe, nothing illegal happened.

It was a concert, but what did happen was a shift in perceptions.

Suddenly you have the CEO and the head of HR, and John, I don't know how many people sent that to me, like, hey, you're in HR, here you go.

I'm like, okay, I get it, I get it.

I saw it.