...I have a good buddy who lives in W.VA who used to be an IT PM.
But that was 18 months ago, and since then he has only had sporadic employment.
WE will see him this weekend as a bunch of friends will get together.
He's a good guy and we only see each other once or twice a year, so I/we will subsidize him for the weekend.
Just by picking up checks/buying rounds, getting tickets.
Life's short, and when he's back on his feet things will go back to normal for him.
He's do the same for me.
I'm not gonna take someone out of travel plans just because our economic situations are different.