‘On the couch’ with Jasminda

DEAR Jasminda,

There has been so much hype around the gotcha moment when Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught in an embrace with his chief people officer at a Coldplay concert.

Why is there so much interest?

Jerry P.

Dear Jerry,

Coldplay songs cover the gamut of emotions. It’s one thing to drive a loved one to the airport, but making that trip accompanied by a Coldplay playlist is another experience altogether.

Chris Martin is an incredible songwriter.

He expresses the depth of human emotion from love to regret to redemption (and that’s just in The Scientist).

He’s incredibly astute, and that was pretty evident when he said, straight after the concert gotcha moment, that the deer in headlights couple were either having an affair or just very shy.

The wide-eyed look of shock followed by a quick turnabout and hasty duck seemed to indicate

that Martin was on the money with his first observation.

No longer swaying, the CEO and his people person were thrust into the limelight in a way that was never going to be good for Astronomer.

How, for example, was the chief people officer going to talk about ethical work practices at the next staff meeting?

How was the CEO going to address the organisation’s reputational management when his own reputation had just gone down the gurgler?

Perhaps the only way for Andy’s wife to deal with the fallout will be in true Coldplay style.

When her husband arrives home with his tail between his legs, she could simply play lyrics that have suddenly taken on a whole new level of meaning.

He will no doubt be greeted with ‘Nobody said it was easy, it’s such a shame for us to part’ blaring out the bedroom window at which point she could throw down his clothes, his shoes, and his vintage album collection featuring a signed copy of A Rush of Blood to the Head.

I very much doubt this is going to be a conscious uncoupling.

Carpe diem,
Jasminda.