Look at the larger picture.... he will be better off away from places like that. Staffing is so difficult right now for a multitude of businesses, so it shouldn't be hard for him to find work in a less unsavory, and more secure, place.

EDIT: I know from experience how a bad work place can affect your whole life. I once worked in a half-way house for men transitioning from Federal prison into civilian life. Prisoners in the Federal BOP (Bureau of Prisons) are generally a little bit more "upscale" than those in the state prisons. Still, most of them were manipulative, very negative, and cunning men. They went through the motions of "being rehabilitated" but there was always a sense of foreboding around them.

I was really glad to finally end that job and go on to bigger and MUCH better things. And my whole attitude on life changed for the better too.

Look at the larger picture.... he will be better off away from places like that. Staffing is so difficult right now for a multitude of businesses, so it shouldn't be hard for him to find work in a less unsavory, and more secure, place.