What is your working environment like? I'm currently at my 3rd CMM job and had very different settings for each of them.
My first CMM job was in a high volume manufacturing environment. I worked in a small climate controlled box in the middle of a large machine shop. It was the customary fishbowl setting with lots of windows in the box for everyone to watch me work. The box was just a little too small for all the work that went through it, so it was always a mess. It wasn't the most comfortable setting, but on hot summer days I sure preferred it to being on the shop floor (no AC).
My second CMM job was in a mold manufacturing shop. I worked at two CMMs side by side right on the shop floor. It was a pretty clean shop with lots of ventilation on the machines, so I didn't have any problems with the air bearings getting gummed up or anything like that. All the machines near me were doing finishing ops like grinding and EDMing so it wasn't too noisy. It was an ok setting. The whole shop was climate controlled so that was quite nice.
Now I work at a company that makes various aerospace parts. I do most of my work at a desk in a large open office. There is a CMM in the room adjacent to me and two other CMMs in a separate building. It is nice to work at a desk in an office, but the open office setting isn't always great for concentrating. Also, I'm an introvert, so I'd be happiest hidden away in a darkened corner. It can sometimes be a pain to work a whole building away from two of the CMMs I work with, especially when it is snowing in the winter, but for the most part it is a pretty sweet arrangement.
How about y'all?
What is your work area like?
Do you have any past settings you loved or hated?
