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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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  • Down to my last 45 minutes. My personal chair and all my tools are already in the truck and ready to go. I am going to miss it here a bit but I am looking forward to a new opportunity to advance my career and to finally show what I really can do. Probably the next time you all hear from me will be from the new job!
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  • Down to my last 45 minutes. My personal chair and all my tools are already in the truck and ready to go. I am going to miss it here a bit but I am looking forward to a new opportunity to advance my career and to finally show what I really can do. Probably the next time you all hear from me will be from the new job!
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