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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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  • He tumbled for 1/4 mile before hitting the Armco barrier so he wasn't traveling that fast at that point but he still bounced 10' off the Armco. To his immense credit, he got himself up and over the Armco really quick. Rule is that if you are ok, you get your body off the track and over whatever barrier is there. He was dazed for quite a while and didn't really come to until he got to the hospital. He drove the RV with our big trailer home last night. You would be surprised at the gear we wear. It seems minimal but it does an exceptional job at protecting us from major injuries. That crash was crash #15 that his suit has seen.

    no he wasn't. He hasn't had a wreck yet where the airbag would have helped so he doesn't wear one and neither do I. He does wear a spine protector which probably helped him. I don't wear a spine protector yet but I should probably invest in one during the offseason especially if I am able to get the bike I want which makes more power than his.
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  • He tumbled for 1/4 mile before hitting the Armco barrier so he wasn't traveling that fast at that point but he still bounced 10' off the Armco. To his immense credit, he got himself up and over the Armco really quick. Rule is that if you are ok, you get your body off the track and over whatever barrier is there. He was dazed for quite a while and didn't really come to until he got to the hospital. He drove the RV with our big trailer home last night. You would be surprised at the gear we wear. It seems minimal but it does an exceptional job at protecting us from major injuries. That crash was crash #15 that his suit has seen.

    no he wasn't. He hasn't had a wreck yet where the airbag would have helped so he doesn't wear one and neither do I. He does wear a spine protector which probably helped him. I don't wear a spine protector yet but I should probably invest in one during the offseason especially if I am able to get the bike I want which makes more power than his.
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