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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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  • Well, that didn't take long. Approximately 2 months in, I am going back to my former employer. Just not the right fit and there were issues in which I wasn't happy. Hindsight, I should of brought up the issues I saw earlier on. That's on me. Plus, my former employer decided to make managerial changes, which is one of the reasons I left to begin with. I was asked if I'd consider coming back due to the changes. So I called them back a couple weeks ago. The only reason I left was because I was pursued with the help of a former coworker friend of mine. I wasn't looking.


    Glad for you! Most people can't go back, when they need to, due to positions getting filled or whatever other reason/s.
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  • Well, that didn't take long. Approximately 2 months in, I am going back to my former employer. Just not the right fit and there were issues in which I wasn't happy. Hindsight, I should of brought up the issues I saw earlier on. That's on me. Plus, my former employer decided to make managerial changes, which is one of the reasons I left to begin with. I was asked if I'd consider coming back due to the changes. So I called them back a couple weeks ago. The only reason I left was because I was pursued with the help of a former coworker friend of mine. I wasn't looking.


    Glad for you! Most people can't go back, when they need to, due to positions getting filled or whatever other reason/s.
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