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Cris_C
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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  • Congratulations! It is pretty great when they offer you the job on the spot like that. That's when you know you have bargaining power. It's also a little suspicious, but you may have been the only applicant they have seen.

    "we pay less than fast food and treat them worse" - Some days I look at what they pay in fast food and retail and think... I could make that work. Then I remember what it was like to deal with entitled customers and realize how grateful I am to do what I do.

    I hope you enjoy the new job!




    Thank you! I was a little wary of how desperate they seem but I read reviews on the company. Looks like the owner can be a little hands on/micro-managey but I can handle that. Honestly the bar at this point is so low that I'll be happy as long as there's no insults or yelling. I'm excited to get back into machining too, plastics sucks. I've been telling all my coworkers that the job market is crazy right now and to go out and look for better opportunities.
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  • Congratulations! It is pretty great when they offer you the job on the spot like that. That's when you know you have bargaining power. It's also a little suspicious, but you may have been the only applicant they have seen.

    "we pay less than fast food and treat them worse" - Some days I look at what they pay in fast food and retail and think... I could make that work. Then I remember what it was like to deal with entitled customers and realize how grateful I am to do what I do.

    I hope you enjoy the new job!




    Thank you! I was a little wary of how desperate they seem but I read reviews on the company. Looks like the owner can be a little hands on/micro-managey but I can handle that. Honestly the bar at this point is so low that I'll be happy as long as there's no insults or yelling. I'm excited to get back into machining too, plastics sucks. I've been telling all my coworkers that the job market is crazy right now and to go out and look for better opportunities.
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