Bass Pro Shops buying Cabela's...

[Ham]

18 hours ago, slowbait said:

Put yourselves in Johnny's place, what would you have done?

I would have been satisfied with a few stores having a lot of friends in the fishing business and fishing fantastic places all over the world. I'm not much of a megalomaniac though. 

[Champ188]

Triple like for Ham's comment above.

[snagged in outlet 3]

11 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Guys like that are power junkies. He'll never have "enough" money.  Business is his outlet, it's what drives him.  It's likely all he ever thinks about.

I work for a guy like this.  His business is his hobby, his life and his way to keep score.  And in most circles, he's winning.

[Rodmaker]

I don't understand why all of you guys are are speculating about all the billions of dollars of cash and charity. Your acting like you just won the lottery. NONE of us has any skin in the game. I would venture to guess that 99.9 % of us on this forum are not independently wealthy. I'm comfortable, but if I gave away 95% of my "wealth", I would be in the poor house. I see no sense in arguing about it as this "merger" is WAY out of our league! As I said earlier in this thread, I really like tackle warehouse and am probably 80% e-commerce. 

[vernon]

1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I work for a guy like this.  His business is his hobby, his life and his way to keep score.  And in most circles, he's winning.

I used to too.  My old boss loved taking vacation time.  Of course, she only loved it because while on "vacation" she could work non stop and uninterrupted.  She took piles of work home every night, would send emails at 300 am, worked every weekend and had literally NOTHING else to live for.  I tried for years to convince her to slow down and enjoy some of life - if not for herself then for her husband and son.  No soap.

Then suddenly, four years ago, her husband dropped dead of a heart attack at 63.  Although she was overcome with guilt and regret at the time, all she knew to do was submerse herself even deeper in work.  I haven't talked to her in a couple of years now but I'm sure she hasn't changed a bit.

Not your typical federal government employee to say the least.

Me?  I keep waiting to get bored not working but so far it ain't happened yet. 

If I only had more money, I can't imagine how much fun this retirement deal could be.

 

[Flysmallie]

Some live to work, other work to live.

That's the reason I left my previous employer. They wanted everyone to live to work. But I found a guy with a company that wants people to work to live. Even though he's a live to work kind of guy. 

[Mitch f]

13 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

Some live to work, other work to live.

That's the reason I left my previous employer. They wanted everyone to live to work. But I found a guy with a company that wants people to work to live. Even though he's a live to work kind of guy. 

 And those are both good things! I very much enjoy my job, and because I am one of the owners of the business, it puts a much different spin on your attitudes.  When you're on a deadline, there's no such thing as a sick day. 

[abkeenan]

We have just about this same Johnny Morris bashing thread about once a year. I never do understand it. I have never met Mr. Morris nor even a single person that has either. He could be a jerk, could be a fantastic guy, could be a crossdresser...I don't know. What I do know that he was a young man from Springfield that started his tackle pimping in the back of his family's Brown Derby liquor stores. To me that is a pretty neat individual to take it from there to the elaborate log lodge stores furnished with picturesque natural wilderness habitat scenes you see now. I know that he employs thousands of people. I know that he is an outdoorsman who likes to hunt and fish, which in my experience are good-natured, salt of the Earth type of people. I know that he does a lot of work with help in conservation of land and habitat. Probably which is more than every single person combined on Ozark Anglers. He takes things that are just so-so and makes them great (albeit you have to pay for the experience). Big Cedar, Top of the Rock and Buffalo Ridge Golf Course all in the Branson area alone are all beautifully done. He took the Pyramid Arena in Memphis that was more than likely going to be torn down and made it into a full scale bayou cypress swamp with hotel and retail. I have not been there but it looks like all of his other projects...well done. The man had a vision in 1971, fulfilled it and gets a heck of a lot of flack here for it some odd reason. Throughout the years Johnny has undoubtedly surrounded himself by people more than likely smarter than him handling his business affairs. His financial and market guru's obviously told him that purchasing Cabela's was a good idea for the Bass Pro brand. In the end he is doing what is best for him, his family and his business. Just like anyone here would be doing I'd imagine. It's easy to bash on people that have made millions (such as pro athletes) who have then squandered it on nonsense or have done next to nothing to help the community with their fortune. That is fine. I don't see Johnny Morris in that same vein hence I don't get the bashing. It has taken 5 decades of hard work and dedication to his brand to get to this point....again not sure why that deserves any ridicule AT ALL. Maybe he is an Elite at this point, but in the end he is just a home grown guy from Springfield, MO with roots in the Ozark region who does give back. Maybe not 95% back, but even if it were 1% it still has a tremendous impact.

[Rodmaker]

Johnny Morris has a huge influence on Southwest Missouri. He has created jobs and through his investments in the area, has directly or indirectly,  helped other small businesses in the area thrive. You are lucky to have him there. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

I wasn't bashing the man.  I like what he has done.