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I remember the feeling of brimming excitement as my father and I left the hose that morning. I kept looking out the windows as the familiar streets of our home rapidly gave way to unfamiliar corners and a neighborhood I had never seen before. My father was typically taciturn during the 20 minute drive, but even he could not help breaking out into a smile as we pulled into the gravel parking lot behind the high, chain-link fence. It was career day at his workplace, R.E. Mifflin, and as such, I was allowed to finally accompany my father to his job and see him in action. I had always wanted to know just what exactly my father did with the lengthy light blue sheets of paper with the complex diagrams that he puzzled over at home on occasion, and he had made good on his promise of showing me, as had myriads of other parents who brought their children at work that day to see them labor. I gaped in awe at the plant as we were led through a tour, and I wore my goggles with pride and eagerly lowered them as we listened to the screeching of the metal precisely cut by machines I still was too young to fashion. But most of all I remember thinking how important my father seemed as he walked among the different machinists, barking orders and inspecting their work, instilling a sense of purpose in my future career that has yet to waiver.

From that day forward, I have patiently been biding my time until I too, like my father, could work as a CNC Machinist. I was proud to obtain my first such position in 2004, and have been happily employed in this industry ever since. What I really like about this position the most is the sense of autonomy and cooperation machinists have in completing their work. At both of my previous jobs in this field it was quite clear that the employees at the plants were definitely all diligently laboring to construct parts that would benefit the business as a whole. Yet it doing so, I also appreciated the degree of liberty I had to ensure that I fulfilled my particular job as best as I could. I am responsible for interpreting blueprints and deciding the sequencing of cutting. I also enjoy the fact that I have a dedicated team that is depending on me to do my part in order to make sure we accomplish our organizational goals. Thus, I plan to keep working in this field until I am able to obtain a management level position like my father did.