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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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  • Most of the work was raw forgings. If there was a surface that had .001-.003" extra stock and it was going to be machined off I would sign off. We had some verbal agreements then it came dimensions with added machine stock or areas that would be drilled out. This guy was sending bent parts and parts with safety critical dimensions out of spec. We did steering components for semi trucks. This guy was system admin as well. He could electronically put anyone's name on something. I had to get out of there before something really bad happened. Last I heard, almost the entire quality department had quit.


    I don't blame them for leaving. I would have done the same.
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  • Most of the work was raw forgings. If there was a surface that had .001-.003" extra stock and it was going to be machined off I would sign off. We had some verbal agreements then it came dimensions with added machine stock or areas that would be drilled out. This guy was sending bent parts and parts with safety critical dimensions out of spec. We did steering components for semi trucks. This guy was system admin as well. He could electronically put anyone's name on something. I had to get out of there before something really bad happened. Last I heard, almost the entire quality department had quit.


    I don't blame them for leaving. I would have done the same.
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