But even there the trend is towards making the "blue collar" machinist a mere button pusher & tool bit changer while the machining process is planned and the ma

But even there the trend is towards making the "blue collar" machinist a mere button pusher & tool bit changer while the machining process is planned and the machine programmed elsewhere. Perhaps by a former machinist now sitting in an office. I can only imagine it going more and more in this direction with improved CAD & CAM tools that enable people without any machining experience to program the machines. I don't have a problem with this development. It can be quite a depressing sight to take a tour at the machine shop floor where machinists sit next to their CNC machines, maybe wiping coolant off of pieces and putting them in boxes, maybe just reading a comic..