TonkaPW wrote:AceMan wrote:I don't think I'll be able to make it at all due to finances. Things are really tight. If anyone here is an FB friend, such as Chris Mateski or Peter Davey, you've probably read my post about looking for fulltime work. I don't think I'll be going to that class mini reunion on the 9th, either, depending on what I have to spend!
I'm also scheduled for the body shop to get the dent in my rear passenger door and bed panel fixed from our last outing. Insurance is covering that.
To anyone going, have fun and take lots of pics and vids!
Sent from the Nexus.
What type of work do you do?
Long story short, I'm an IT engineer, specifically with Active Directory, Exchange Server, and Windows infrastructure services. I teach the stuff, too. I got laid off in 11/2008, and not able to find a full time spot, got into contract training and consulting. But that has dwindled, and the companies that I contract train for, are super late paying me. I have right now about $12,500 on the street, lost two customers (one due to closing, and the other moved out of the area), the bills are piling up on my desk, $150 in the bank, and I'm behind about $8k with IRS for this year. And training gigs start slowing down this time of year with Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's coming up, so literally there are three weeks right there that I can't get a training gig (classes are five-day courses).
Hell of a summary? I just want to get back into full time with the stability, paid vacations and holidays, etc.