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How Did You Get Into CMM Programming?

ALousyUser
Just as the title says - how'd you first make your stake as a CMM programmer?

For me it was when a recruiter on LinkedIn randomly reached out to me asking if I was interested in being a Metrologist for an international company while I was working as a Quality Inspector at a job shop in 2020, just before the pandemic. I knew nothing about Metrology/CMM programming until I blew the technical portion of the interview process and got hired anyway haha! Ended up being mentored by a professional for 2 years before moving onto a specialized CMM programming gig at another company in 2022.

I figured - as it seems like a lot of us got on-the-job training for CMM programming, you guys/gals must have some interesting stories to share about how you got to where you are now, as CMM programmers.
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  • We need a new thread..... HOW TO YOU GET OUT OF CMM PROGRAMMING !!!!

    I work in estimating now. Im good at it. I Estimate that inspection is now your problem....... Slight smile

    That being said, Im calling out print issue before hand and it makes things easier down the line.

    I got out by learning PLC programming. Now, I terribly miss the precision world but, can't seem to figure out how to go back without losing a ton of salary.
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  • We need a new thread..... HOW TO YOU GET OUT OF CMM PROGRAMMING !!!!

    I work in estimating now. Im good at it. I Estimate that inspection is now your problem....... Slight smile

    That being said, Im calling out print issue before hand and it makes things easier down the line.

    I got out by learning PLC programming. Now, I terribly miss the precision world but, can't seem to figure out how to go back without losing a ton of salary.
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  • in reply to Kp61dude!
    There has to be a shop out there who's willing to pay above 'starting' positions...
  • in reply to Kp61dude!
    I know what you mean. There is quite a pay range in the trade. I don't know how to convince potential employers that there is a lot of value in paying a premium for someone with a lot of experience. Some of them get it, but I don't know a good way to find them.

    A few years ago one of our more senior programmers got let go - caught sleeping on the job too many times. It's not that he was lazy. He just had some medical issues that he wasn't addressing properly. A week after he 'left', he contacted one of our competitors. They weren't looking to hire anyone, but they jumped on the opportunity to hire him. My understanding is that he even got a bump in pay over the whole matter. What luck. I still wonder how he pulled that off.
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