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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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  • Oh the good old days of All That on Nick!


    It was from All That when I became a fan of Kenan Thompson. I'm glad he moved up to SNL at some point and stayed there for a record amount of time.
  • I used to work in Elk Grove back in the early '80s, lived in Buffalo Grove. This after living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was like moving from the stone age to the jet age in the time it takes a U-haul to make the trip. I much preferred the stone age but now had 2 young babes to fend for and the UP $s weren't in the cards.
    I still miss the UP but the west shore north of Muskegon isn't too bad! How's Kirbster?
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  • I used to work in Elk Grove back in the early '80s, lived in Buffalo Grove. This after living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was like moving from the stone age to the jet age in the time it takes a U-haul to make the trip. I much preferred the stone age but now had 2 young babes to fend for and the UP $s weren't in the cards.
    I still miss the UP but the west shore north of Muskegon isn't too bad! How's Kirbster?
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