I am sure he has lost his fire. A lot of men would. He took a dream job and had very high expectations for himself. I expect he also was confident in his ability to be successful.
He’s not an idiot or any of the other pejoratives that the armchair experts throw around on this forum. He’s just in over his head. He’s elevated himself to a position that he is not equipped for. For a host of reasons, he’s failing.
The more he understands that, the less fire he is going to have.
A bammer's dream job is not Tennessee, it was a dream come true to finally get an offer for a huge paycheck. I don't fault him on that.
He's not an idiot if he made that deal. The idiot is the one who gave it to him.
Having said all this, I hope he spends some of his gift money on English language courses. It will make him appear more intelligent and expand his future job prospects beyond Tuscaloosa