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Crazy Job Market

What's the CMM job market like near you?

I live and work in the far northern outskirts of Chicago. There is a fair amount of industry around me, but there are typically only two or three CMM job openings at a time within my commuting area. Most of them are normally the same few jobs that nobody wants or they just don’t pay enough.

However, right now it seems like there are quite a few jobs available near me that I'd be happy to take if I didn't already have a good thing going. Also, where I work we have been down a CMM programmer for many months and recently lost two more who left for greener pastures. HR tells me that no one is even applying, let alone anyone with good qualifications! We are working to build talent from within, but it's going to take some time.

How about you?
Are you currently understaffed? Or should I say, more understaffed than usual?
Do you see a lot more job openings near you?
Am I the only one dumb enough to do this for a living? What am I missing here?
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  • I'm sorry your so burned out. I get it, I've been there. A little part of me is always there. Some days I'm all there, then I talk myself back a bit. The CMM stuff is fun, the rest can be quite trying.

    We had a fella leave us last year and quit CMM work all together. A great guy, very knowledgeable, and had a lot of fun stories from his years in the trade. But he just couldn't handle the BS anymore. He went on to write novels and start an apple orchard. He was thoroughly ready for a change. So, you aren't the only one.


    That is quite a change of pace...
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  • I'm sorry your so burned out. I get it, I've been there. A little part of me is always there. Some days I'm all there, then I talk myself back a bit. The CMM stuff is fun, the rest can be quite trying.

    We had a fella leave us last year and quit CMM work all together. A great guy, very knowledgeable, and had a lot of fun stories from his years in the trade. But he just couldn't handle the BS anymore. He went on to write novels and start an apple orchard. He was thoroughly ready for a change. So, you aren't the only one.


    That is quite a change of pace...
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