Is there anyone on here who does metal fabrication for a living, who wouldn't mind having a chat about what it's like?

Like, welding, machining, drill presses and routers and lathes and press brakes and whatnot?

(Boosts welcome)

Edit: oh wow, that's so many replies! Thank you!

I realised I should have asked my main questions in this post, and I think editing them in should ping people who replied. So:

1: How'd you get yourself hired in the first place? What are entry-level roles like?
2: Do you find you have to lift a lot of heavy stuff? I sort of have the impression from watching How It's Made that overhead chains and pulleys and motors get used a lot for moving around the thing being worked on, but I've also seen a job posting saying you need to be happy to lift 25kg.
3: what's the average day like?