Pete DeJoy, the man hired to temporarily take over Astronomer CEO’s Andy Byron’s duties, had a subtle but interesting reaction to an ex-staffer admitting he’s laughed at Byron’s expense.
Pete DeJoy, the man hired to temporarily take over Astronomer CEO’s Andy Byron’s duties, had a subtle but interesting reaction to an ex-staffer admitting he’s laughed at Byron’s expense following his scandal.
DeJoy “liked” a LinkedIn post from Zachary Hensley — who was the vice president of technology and operations at Astronomer from 2019 to 2024 — in which he admitted, “Yes, I’ve laughed at the memes.”
The former staffer shared, however, that he had mixed feelings about the entire ordeal, adding, “But I also know Astronomer is more than one moment or one person. It’s a team of smart, kind, driven people doing incredible work. And I’ll always be rooting for them.”
Hensley noted in his post that despite seeing all of the memes and having shared “more than a few,” he “felt a strange mix of pride, nostalgia, and whiplash” before gushing about his time at the tech company.
He concluded his lengthy post by writing, “To the Astronomer crew—past and present—I love y’all. Keep going. Keep building. You’ve got this.”
DeJoy’s reaction to the post appears to signify that much of what Hensley said resonated with him.
