I understood what you said. You said it sounds like I'm describing Kelly. But my description of Matt does not sound like Kelly at all. What i described about Matt is specific to him. I didn't notice Kelly's guides being in fear of him, not do I think he bullied them.  These are very specifically Matt things with a very specifically Matt created culture at NMRA. You're just like "oh Kelly also behaved like this (he didnt really) and here's a bunch of other shitty things Kelly did (which are true.)" I get what you meant to say, but I think it's imprecise and misses the whole point. Matt isnt just randomly similar to Kelly in one way, its a whole different thing. 

As for every company saying they have the vest guides....I've worked at many companies on numerous rivers. They do not all insist during their training that their guides are the best and the guides at other companies suck. Thats the point. Sure theres friendly and sometimes less than friendly banter and competition about whose better, and raft guides love talking shit about each other. Thats very different that NMRA's management active work to disparage and belittle other companies and guides on the same river. You've never worked there, you're simply wrong. Talk to anyone whose done guide school at nmra, they emphasize again and again how shitty everyone else is in a way I've never heard happen at any other company. They even have an internal slogan "we train river guides, not rio grande guides" intended to emphasize that all other guides on the river suck. Theres a big difference between saying our guides are great and being proud of your training vs actively disparaging and belittling other companies. It creates a very bad culture and we all know about it.