Hey, newbie here. I haven't gotten to interact with many others in this field. I've lurked around the forum for a while though.
I was just supposed to cross train a bit during a slow period when work was backed up and there was nothing for me to do. At least that's what they told me on day one, the liars. Instead I ended up staying, taking the official training course that was conveniently scheduled for less than two weeks after I started in CMM.
Despite not planning to go this way, half a year later it turns out I really enjoy what I do. Has anybody else gotten here by total accident? Or did most folks apply on purpose?
I started out in a similar way. I was being trained to run programs the CMM programmer at the time had written and help out with basic stuff. I was sent to Hexagon for the intro courses. About a month into all this, the programmer got diagnosed with late stage cancer. He took a leave of absence and I became the CMM programmer. I literally came into work on a Monday and was told that he was not coming back and that I was the CMM guy moving forward.
I started out in a similar way. I was being trained to run programs the CMM programmer at the time had written and help out with basic stuff. I was sent to Hexagon for the intro courses. About a month into all this, the programmer got diagnosed with late stage cancer. He took a leave of absence and I became the CMM programmer. I literally came into work on a Monday and was told that he was not coming back and that I was the CMM guy moving forward.