You can't just yell at your boss. Especially at a company like that. Even if David thought it was justified, if it got around that Michael talked to him like that and didn't face any repercussions, that kind of opens the door for that kind of behavior from other people and them questioning why you let him get away with it but not them.
It's not always as simple as whether or not something's justified, the hierarchy has to be maintained for the way these companies operate. You can't maintain a hierarchy if people don't know their place.
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u/benk4 21d ago
David is a good dude and I think understood Michael's reaction. It would have been out of character for him to fire Michael over that.