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Obi..
03-08-2010, 07:56 PM
:D Multimedia Post! Click the link before reading further:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGPbMcCRDLw#

It's official everyone! I'm a working man again! :D

This time last year I was beginning to receive my unemployment checks, applying to go back to school to get another degree without any money and hoping for grants and financial aid. I was also realizing I was gonna be a father, with a wife that has diabetes, and the risks it put on her and the baby, and not seeing a single possible work prospect at all. Talk about having just a little stress in my life.

Today, I am less than a month from a degree, a happy father of a lovely little girl, with a wonderful wife who's also doing very well..

Bonus, I am possibly having two employers figuring out how to cooperate so I can work at least 30 hours for each of them.


May all those that are in the shoes I was, or possibly stepping into them have all the blessings we have been given!

Shane

p.s. I wonder if one of my new bosses will notice the first mod to the dealership vehicle I did to gain us 10hp?
If someone wants to throw a UY one in the mail to us I'll find a spot for it. ;)
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_PFYN1rUn3pQ/S5W_LqLcFpI/AAAAAAAAAls/z5ttg4bbN8U/media1.jpeg

Whitey
03-08-2010, 08:16 PM
Congrats. What are your degrees in?

troyboy162
03-08-2010, 10:42 PM
take just one of them with 40+ hours so you can get some benefits for the family.

Scuba
03-08-2010, 10:45 PM
Congrats buddy ! Glad to hear all the good news :)

Seanz0rz
03-08-2010, 11:00 PM
yay! now i dont have to hang my head in shame when someone asks if i know you!

j/k!

congrats man! you earned it

Obi..
03-09-2010, 03:23 PM
:) Thanks guys. The degree is in Social and Behavioral Sciences, with a minor in Business Administration. That way all my previous education in Business Marketing and Finance and the years of operations and managment experience all remains relevent in a marketable way.

Troy, nobody is hiring full time right now and I think my sticking with the spot at Toyota while keeping my options open is definitely the best choice. The bonus is a little freedom to do some local trips finally, who knows, I might finally have a chance to do a couple quick Pismo and Lone Pine trips. :D

Obi..
02-10-2011, 08:15 AM
Bump, thought I'd include this while posting today. That job didn't last but I am happy to have the time at home to see this stuff while I can :D

some_odd_girl
02-10-2011, 11:31 AM
Hey congrats man!! And your little girl is absolutely adorable.