Originally Posted by Bostonian
In seconds, Healey decided that escaping risked embarrassing his future boss. Staying put wasn't an option, either, for fear that Friedman would think he was a wimp. "Instead, I took a really hard grip on his arm, so it was hurting him to hold me," recalls Healey. "He eventually let me go, and we had our conversation."

It was the right move, allowing each to come out a winner.


So, if I interpret this in another way...
It's good to have the "goods" on one's boss? He knows it and so do you, so a conversation can be had while the outside world looks on none the wiser?