Homeless Man Living Off Frequent Flier Points Gets Job

[Liberal_in_LA]

An unemployed, homeless man who spent months living in hotels off loyal program points, has found a job as the CEO of an Internet advertising firm.

Since being kicked out of his foreclosed home on Jan. 17, the former corporate development manager has relied on all those miles accumulated during years on the road to find a place to stay -- a Holiday Inn Express here, a Hampton Inn there and a Motel 6 in between.

But that is about to end. On Monday, Kennedy started work as the new CEO of Netword, an Internet advertising company that tries to pair search results with local advertisers.

Kennedy was featured two months ago on "Good Morning America" and other media outlets. He said that the managers of a venture capital firm that is funding Netword saw one of those reports and brought him in for an interview.

"I was probably down to three or four weeks" of free nights, Kennedy said.

And that was only after Wyndham Hotels gave him some extra points after hearing about his plight.

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/unemployed-homeless-man-living-off-frequent-flier-hotel/story?id=10628378


Before the recession, Kennedy helped a software company acquire a rival, checking over the finances in a job that paid him $120,000 a year.

Then he had to live off $450 a week from the state of California. That money went to the lease on a car he used to drive up and down the coast for job interviews, his cell phone, gas, car insurance, his storage locker and, of course, food.

[MadHound]

1. And what about the millions of homeless who weren't fortunate enough to have such an option?

It's nice that this guy had a safety net, but far too many people in this country don't, and their endings are nowhere near as happy as this man's. Nice that he found a job, but sadly millions never will.

[TheDebbieDee]

3. Those millions of homelss without frequent flyer miles are just

STILL out of luck!

[bobbolink]

5. What happens? The cops harrass them/us. We are victims of hate crimes.

And, the unkindest cut of all, we are ignored by the party of "the big tent" who says it has compassion for all.

It would be funny if it didn't hurt so much.

[Oregone]

2. Sweet

Now watch him outsource all his workers

[Newest Reality]

4. Logically then,

the solution to poverty is that the poor should fly more.

Sounds like a good Republican talking point. ;)

[bobbolink]

6. Well, dammit all to hell.

Why didn't *I* think of that??

And, just think....since we are so poor, many of us won't even HAVE shoes to take off! win/win

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

7. Obviously, this guy didn't get hired because he's an advertising genius

but he DID stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.