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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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  • 16,790 days left for me. That is if my generation gets the opportunity to retire.


    Yeah, a lot can happen in four and a half decades. I tend to be an optimist, but I have to admit that a lot can go wrong.

    Luckily, at your age you have a lot of power to forge your own future. If you haven't already, look into the FIRE movement (Financial Independence Retire Early). There is lots of good advice in that media. A good place to start is JL Collins book "The Simple Path to Wealth". I wish I had read that book at your age. Even if you have no intention of retiring early it can be good to at least know some of the concepts and put yourself in a financial position not to be stuck in any bad situations.
  • Ever look into any Dave Ramsey material? If yes, whadaya think?
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