Sacrosante was laid off shortly after moving from San Jose to Phoenix to work on what was supposed to be a six-month project. He came back to San Jose three weeks ago with the promise of being hired by one of two Santa Clara-based technical training companies. The offers fell through.
There's an only-in-Silicon Valley twist to his story: Sacrosante and three other former high-tech workers who met at the shelter are launching a start-up that will resell wearable mobile computing systems.
Sacrosante said he will use some of the funding he secured for the venture to rent a house.
Schlenz is still waiting for his lucky break.
He said he has applied for an entry-level position, something for which he is overqualified, at Oracle Corp. He hasn't told his mother about his situation.
But he said he now has more of what it takes to make it when a top company hires him: "After this experience, I feel I have more determination than other people."
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