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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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  • losing break pressure on a speeding motorcycle? you have balls the size of church bells my friend. i'd really like to see you race one day


    Lost it going in to turn 1 from 140 MPH in 5th gear to 35 MPH in 2nd gear. It wasn't a complete loss but a major one none the less. The brake lever lever came back to my knuckle. I used what brakes I had then down shifted earlier to use engine braking. Scared the bejesus outta me but I believe I set my fastest time of the weekend in that race after the brake pressure came back. Us motorcycle racers are a special kind of stupid. I'll post some pics when the photographer gets them uploaded in the next few days.
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  • losing break pressure on a speeding motorcycle? you have balls the size of church bells my friend. i'd really like to see you race one day


    Lost it going in to turn 1 from 140 MPH in 5th gear to 35 MPH in 2nd gear. It wasn't a complete loss but a major one none the less. The brake lever lever came back to my knuckle. I used what brakes I had then down shifted earlier to use engine braking. Scared the bejesus outta me but I believe I set my fastest time of the weekend in that race after the brake pressure came back. Us motorcycle racers are a special kind of stupid. I'll post some pics when the photographer gets them uploaded in the next few days.
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