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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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  • Do you think they would let you go?


    I was (and still am) 50/50 if they will have me work out the 2 weeks. On one side we are slow as h e l l but on the other side I have a lot of knowledge that no one else here has and that knowledge is built into a lot of our (my) programs. My boss is on vacation until Tuesday so, when he gets back, there is a possibility they may not have me work it all. I'm ok either way. One way I make money and the other way I get a nice bit of a break before I start the new job. I have some funds saved up so I can go for about a month with no work and be just fine.
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  • Do you think they would let you go?


    I was (and still am) 50/50 if they will have me work out the 2 weeks. On one side we are slow as h e l l but on the other side I have a lot of knowledge that no one else here has and that knowledge is built into a lot of our (my) programs. My boss is on vacation until Tuesday so, when he gets back, there is a possibility they may not have me work it all. I'm ok either way. One way I make money and the other way I get a nice bit of a break before I start the new job. I have some funds saved up so I can go for about a month with no work and be just fine.
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