I actually enjoy CNC machining, there's a certain sense of achievement when you get a block of metal, work out and write a program, pick and load cutters and then do the job. Some people work on multi-million pound machines at work and everything is donw for them pretty much (programs, probing etc.) all they do is load a billet and press go.
Where we have to do most of it ourselves on our little section. It's harder work, but personally I feel it's more rewarding.
Some of the managers/supervisors are a bit irritating, but we usually sort them out.
There's also little perks like having the ability to make "foreigners" etc.
Although I do tend to shit myself when flying airbus, and I see a row of bog seats (I think the tech term for them is centre hinges or somthing) in the wings, that we've probably inline bored