I think you'll be caught out in the interview myself.

Do you want to work with a company of b'sh**rs? Could get very hairy if everyone senior to you drops what they don't know on you.

Can you stick it if you mate goes. And for that matter a mate is one thing, working with/for someone a whole different kettle of fish. And, thinking about it, if he's your boss and it all goes south he's going to have to performance manage you and potentially let you go if you can't do the job – and I'll assume his salary is partly sorted by performance of his team…

Having said all this, nothing ventured nothing gained… just consider the down side and how you'll pick yourself up in the 'current climate'.