Astronomer CEO Pete De Joy: To all of our employees at Astronomer, it’s time for us now to …

Astronomer CEO Pete DeJoy shared a post on LinkedIn to express gratitude for his team after what he said was a ‘tough’ week for the US tech company after a video of former CEO Andy Byron hugging the company’s HR head at a Coldplay concert went viral. The incident made headlines within hours with the AI data company becoming a buzz word online. In a post that emphasized character and resilience, DeJoy praised Astronomer employees for staying focused on their mission and supporting one another despite recent events. “I’ve always believed that character shines brightest in tough moments. Last week, the Astronomer crew proved that in full color. They supported our customers, each other, and our mission without missing a beat,” he wrote. “I’m deeply grateful to work alongside such thoughtful, driven people,” the Astronomer CEO added.

Astronomer hires Gwyneth Paltrow as temporary spokesperson

The post also talked about Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow – who was married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin for more than 10 years and was hired as a “temporary spokesperson”. Astronomer released a 60-second tongue-in-cheek promotional clip featuring Gwyneth Paltrow. In the video, Paltrow says she wants to answer some of the most common questions people have been asking about the company recently. The first question to appear on screen was: “OMG! What the actual f,” to which Paltrow calmly replies, “Yes, Astronomer is the best place to run Apache Airflow.” She ends the response by saying the company is “thrilled so many people have a newfound interest in data workflow automation.”When another question asks how Astronomer’s social media team is doing after the video went viral, Paltrow jokingly replies by reminding viewers that there are still spots open for the company’s upcoming conference.Paltrow closes the video by thanking viewers for their interest in Astronomer. She adds that the company is now getting back to doing “what it does best.”Quoting Paltrow, Pete DeJoy writes on LinkedIn: “As Gwyneth Paltrow said, now it’s time for us to return to what we do best: delivering game-changing results for our customers. We look forward to what this next chapter holds for Astronomer.”

Here’s what Astronomer CEO Pete DeJoy wrote in his LinkedIn post

I’ve always believed that character shines brightest in tough moments. Last week, the Astronomer crew proved that in full color. They supported our customers, each other, and our mission without missing a beat. I’m deeply grateful to work alongside such thoughtful, driven people.So, to all of our employees at Astronomer: thank you for showing what great teams are made of. Your character and commitment do not go unnoticed.I’d also like to thank the team at Maximum Effort for their remarkable work with our very temporary spokesperson.As Gwyneth Paltrow said, now it’s time for us to return to what we do best: delivering game-changing results for our customers. We look forward to what this next chapter holds for Astronomer.