What to do with lemons?

So... we have a lot of lemons coming our way and although lemonade would be nice, it's more like being knocked over when one hits you in the head.

Ever since the company Darin worked for (almost from the start of his electrical career) went under we've found an abundance of lemons piled on our door step. So just because I feel like venting today. I will number and stack them one by one for the whole world to see!

#1-When the company went kapoot they did not have "the funds" to issue final paychecks. This was a couple thousand dollars that we just didn't get!

#2- As Darin started looking for other jobs he realized that NO ONE pays as much as the company he was working for was paying. So while he was anticipating a $4 raise when he got his journeyman he found himself talking to several people who weren't sure if they could pay him the money he was already making as an apprentice. (In the midst of the chaos from the job loss he took a week off, passed his final test, and got his journeyman license. )

#3- When he finally decided on a company (he had about 7 job offers ranging in pay and benefits) he picked a company based on information given to him that was NOT TRUE! We were told this company was huge and well established, NOT SO!!

#4- The owner of this company is bi-polar or something! (That's a nice way of saying he's an asshole.) One day he's telling him how much he appreciates him and the next day he's asking him why he didn't get more done.
- He has told Darin a lot of lies. I'm not saying that he intended to have them be lies. I think he really wanted them to be true, but either way.... they are lies! (Like that he wouldn't be running a job site and then making him run it. Or that he could have benefits sooner when that's actually not possible.)
- He has another journeyman in Utah county who has been working for him for like 5 years and according to him this guy can do no wrong. Darin spends a lot of time listening to people complain about this guy and occasionally cleans up his messes but for the most part, they kind of avoid each other.
- He and his OTHER journeyman do not take responsibility for their actions. If something is done wrong or not done at all they make up an excuse and blame it on anyone but themselves! WHO WANTS TO WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT DOESN'T TAKE ON ANY ACCOUNTABILITY? Who wants to do business with a company like this?

#5- For the last several weeks Darin has been required to work an hour and a half from home every day and for the last 2 weeks he has been required to work 3 hours away and sleep there over night. (They go up on Thursday and come home on Friday.)

#6- I got Darin's paycheck today and not surprising, his promised raise was NOT on it! Go figure. It's like pulling teeth to get this guy to do what he says he's going to do.

#7- Darin is miserable, tired and mean all the time. Physically and emotionally exhausted from dealing with all the BULLSHIT!!

#8- The company has a little bit of a "high school drama" going on. For whatever reason, after 9:00 every night Darin is sure to get a call from his boss asking him if so and so is talking shit, or so and so said you said.... is this true!? WTF? Are we in high school? I mean seriously... this dude has no women working for him... so what's his excuse?

And so as I would like to take these lemons and make some lemon meringue pie, I'm tied down to helplessness. Darin should find another job. One where he is genuinely appreciated, but who's to say that somewhere else will be better? If there was one thing that was exceptional about his previous company it was that they always showed that they appreciated him, and they never lied. I know that there has got to be somewhere better for him, even if it doesn't pay as much. But where?