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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?
Parents
  • So I'm back where I started. Left my job of 4 years for, what I thought was a better opportunity (what a joke that was) then I went to a small company which was great but the 1-1.5 hour drive one way was killing me. 2 weeks ago, my old job emailed me about being the quality manager. I spoke with them on the phone then came in to talk to them. I had a few small demands, which they easily agreed to, and I started back here today. It all came full circle but I feel like this is where I belong so I'm not disappointed at all.
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  • So I'm back where I started. Left my job of 4 years for, what I thought was a better opportunity (what a joke that was) then I went to a small company which was great but the 1-1.5 hour drive one way was killing me. 2 weeks ago, my old job emailed me about being the quality manager. I spoke with them on the phone then came in to talk to them. I had a few small demands, which they easily agreed to, and I started back here today. It all came full circle but I feel like this is where I belong so I'm not disappointed at all.
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