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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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  • Well, I'm still here. The new job is eager for me to start but understand the respect of giving two weeks notice. My boss just got back from vacation today so there is still a possibility. I know the drill so if I get an email for a meeting in his office at 2pm, I know I'm done. I already have my area cleaned up. I also already took home my DMIS bible, my level 3 book as well as having copies of all the things I made (passwords for my Hexagon learning account, template programs, blank efficiency excel logs, ect... nothing proprietary) at home. On the last day I will pack up my tools and my chair then head home!

    I have also changed the email and password on here and the other forum so I retain control of them. I am the ONLY one here that uses them anyways plus I really need to keep that post count so I can show the new job how cool I am! Sunglasses
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  • Well, I'm still here. The new job is eager for me to start but understand the respect of giving two weeks notice. My boss just got back from vacation today so there is still a possibility. I know the drill so if I get an email for a meeting in his office at 2pm, I know I'm done. I already have my area cleaned up. I also already took home my DMIS bible, my level 3 book as well as having copies of all the things I made (passwords for my Hexagon learning account, template programs, blank efficiency excel logs, ect... nothing proprietary) at home. On the last day I will pack up my tools and my chair then head home!

    I have also changed the email and password on here and the other forum so I retain control of them. I am the ONLY one here that uses them anyways plus I really need to keep that post count so I can show the new job how cool I am! Sunglasses
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