@plausocks I managed to find a weird dragon cave machine shop. Everyone's autistic, it's great.
It's possible to find good spots in industries like that, but you're correct, there's a toxic meathead culture to most metalworking industries.
I'm also of the opinion that Women make the best welders and machinists. I've done both before and after estrogen, and it's way easier to not get Angry with a machine on estrogen.