{"id":41491,"date":"2026-09-23T12:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/?p=41491"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:32:28","slug":"girl-machine-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/","title":{"rendered":"A Girl. A Machine. A Career."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ab526b75d58d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ab526b75d58d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#A_Girl_A_Machine_A_Career\" >A Girl. A Machine. A Career.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#Welcome_to_My_Life_in_the_Woods\" >Welcome to My Life in the Woods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#A_Week_in_the_Woods\" >A Week in the Woods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#And_Me_in_All_of_This\" >And Me, in All of This?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#The_Beginning_of_My_Forestry_Journey\" >The Beginning of My Forestry Journey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#Being_a_Woman_in_a_Mans_World\" >Being a Woman in a Man\u2019s World<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#To_the_Girl_Whos_Hesitating\" >To the Girl Who\u2019s Hesitating<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#Josiane\" >Josiane<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#Women_Who_Ride_Arent_Extraordinary\" >Women Who Ride Aren\u2019t Extraordinary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#These_Women_Non-Traditional%E2%80%A6\" >These Women, Non-Traditional\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/chicksandmachines.com\/en\/uncategorized\/girl-machine-career\/#On_the_path_to_equality_%E2%80%93_women_and_quad_is_there_a_difficulty\" >On the path to equality \u2013 women and quad, is there a difficulty?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Girl_A_Machine_A_Career\"><\/span>A Girl. A Machine. A Career.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">It\u2019s been a while since Cyndi asked me to write an article about my job. Since then, the idea has been sitting in the back of my mind, and I\u2019ve collected bits and pieces of sentences in the notes on my phone without ever really knowing where to start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Today, after almost six years in the industry, I think the time is right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Not just to explain what I do, but to tell you how a shy girl who was afraid of bothering people and didn\u2019t always dare take her place ended up operating forestry equipment, working long days in the woods, and learning how to find her place in a mostly male-dominated world.<\/p>\n<p>And most of all, to tell you about the highs, the lows, and everything you don\u2019t necessarily see behind a girl sitting inside a massive machine.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Welcome_to_My_Life_in_the_Woods\"><\/span>Welcome to My Life in the Woods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">To understand what my day-to-day life looks like, you first need to understand a little about how the forestry industry works in Quebec, more specifically in the Lac-Saint-Jean region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Forest harvesting is a big chain where several trades and several machines work together. I\u2019m part of the harvesting crew.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I mainly operate two types of machines. The first is a cut-to-length harvester equipped with a multifunctional harvesting head. Just like its name suggests, it cuts the trees, removes the branches, and places them into small piles called bunches. These piles are made according to the required length and the species of tree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Then my forwarder comes into play. It\u2019s that big machine with a cab and a bunk at the back that travels along the trails created by the harvester. I pick up the bunches, load them into the bunk, and transport them to the side of the road, where I build large piles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">After that, the trucks come to pick up the wood and take it to the mill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">It might sound pretty simple when you explain it like that. In reality, every step requires precision, experience, knowledge, and, above all, good coordination between the workers.<\/p>\n<p>Every machine depends on the one before it, and every person plays an important role in that chain.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;41388&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Week_in_the_Woods\"><\/span>A Week in the Woods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">In my sector, the schedule is generally four days on, three days off, Monday through Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">But working in the forest means leaving home to live at a forestry camp during the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Trailers, a kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, and a bunch of workers who slowly become like a second family during your workdays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The machines can run 24 hours a day. So we generally alternate between day shifts and night shifts, with workdays lasting around 12 hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">And then there\u2019s the driving: about an hour on the road in the morning and another hour in the evening to get to and from camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">You miss dinners, evenings, activities, birthdays, and sometimes important moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">It\u2019s a very particular way of life. And to live it, you have to be passionate.<\/p>\n<p>Because it\u2019s not just a job. It\u2019s a lifestyle.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_Me_in_All_of_This\"><\/span>And Me, in All of This?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Okay. Now let\u2019s go back to my journey and where it all started.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">When I tell you that I\u2019m a forester, a woman working in a field traditionally considered a \u201cman\u2019s job,\u201d you might picture a confident woman who knows how to take her place, isn\u2019t afraid to speak up, has a quick comeback, and has no problem saying exactly what she thinks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">But the truth is, I was\u2014and sometimes still am\u2014the complete opposite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I was a shy young girl who was afraid of bothering people, who didn\u2019t always dare speak up for herself, and who had a really hard time saying what she truly wanted to do with her life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">And that\u2019s probably what makes my journey even more unique.<\/p>\n<p>Because in the beginning, I wasn\u2019t the girl who dreamed of breaking barriers or proving something to anyone. I was simply a girl who loved machines and wasn\u2019t sure yet if she was confident enough in herself to go after what she wanted.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I grew up around machines. I never really had some sudden love-at-first-sight moment with the forest. It had always been part of my life.<\/p>\n<p>My father was a passionate forester himself, so I grew up around forestry equipment. My parents quickly noticed my interest in that world and encouraged me to explore it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;41384&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;41394&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">At 16, during Secondary 4 and 5, they encouraged me to try working as a forestry technician during my summer vacations.I spent long days walking through the forest, doing plots for quality control and, most importantly, discovering what life on a work site was really like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I loved it. I loved the forest, the work-site atmosphere, and everything that came with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">But I was also realizing that this wasn\u2019t exactly what I wanted to do as a career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">By the time I reached Secondary 5, I found myself facing a wall: I had to decide what I was going to do after high school. I had enjoyed my experience as a forestry technician, but not enough to go to CEGEP in that field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">That\u2019s when I had to admit something I had probably known for a long time: I was a girl who belonged around machines.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;41390&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">What I really wanted was to be behind the controls of a big machine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">So I gathered up my courage and told my guidance counsellor that I wanted to complete my DEP in forest harvesting and processing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I think that was probably one of the first times I had truly dared to clearly say what I wanted.<\/p>\n<p>And that choice was about to completely change the course of my life.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Beginning_of_My_Forestry_Journey\"><\/span>The Beginning of My Forestry Journey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">January 2021. First day of my DEP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Even today, I\u2019m not exactly sure where I found the courage to walk into that classroom. I was nervous, I doubted myself, and I knew I was entering a field where women were far from being the majority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Fortunately, some faces were already familiar, which made the beginning a little less intimidating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Six months later, I entered the real world of forestry. I was 18. And despite all the challenges, I was happy. I felt like I belonged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">During my first year, I was the new girl. The one who was learning. The one people had to explain things to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Then, little by little, I learned. I got better. And I think that\u2019s when I understood something important for the first time:<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Being a woman in a traditionally male-dominated trade isn\u2019t just about learning how to do the job. It\u2019s also about learning how to deal with other people\u2019s perceptions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Because after a while, I wasn\u2019t \u201cthe new girl\u201d anymore. I had become good at what I did. And that didn\u2019t necessarily sit well with everyone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Some of the guys became tougher on me. The expectations were high. I constantly had to prove that I was there for the right reasons and that I was capable of doing the job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Then my third year came around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">At first, I had started making TikToks about my work. And, against all expectations, they were actually doing really well. The views were climbing quickly, and I was getting messages from girls asking me how I had done it, which DEP they should take, or simply whether I thought they could do it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Some told me they wanted to do it too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I didn\u2019t expect that. I thought I was simply showing people my everyday life. In the end, I was discovering that showing a girl inside a massive machine could give other girls the courage to try.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;41392&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">But then my fourth year arrived with new coworkers, new challenges, tougher conditions, and a level of exhaustion that was starting to build up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">An already demanding work life, combined with everything else. And slowly, something changed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">For the first time in my life, I didn\u2019t want to get out of bed in the morning. I was starting to hate my job. And that\u2019s much harder to deal with when your job isn\u2019t just a job. When it\u2019s your lifestyle. When it\u2019s your passion. When it\u2019s one of the most important things in your life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I almost gave up on everything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">For nearly two years, I went through a real roller coaster. I stopped making TikToks. I stopped putting myself out there with my machine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I was exhausted from dealing with the comments, the looks, and the remarks, both on the work site and online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">And above all, I was afraid of disappointing people. Disappointing my parents, who had believed in me. Disappointing the people around me. But also disappointing all those little girls who were writing to me because they wanted to do what I did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">At one point, I seriously considered changing careers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">But every time I asked myself:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cWhat would you rather do?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Nothing came to mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">All I wanted was to keep operating machines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">That was probably the hardest part. Because when the career you dreamed of starts making you unhappy, you\u2019ve got one hell of a problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I didn\u2019t want to give up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Not after everything I had been through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Not after all the effort I had put in.<\/p>\n<p>So I kept going.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;41400&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Being_a_Woman_in_a_Mans_World\"><\/span>Being a Woman in a Man\u2019s World<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">There have been challenges. And there still are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">There are the looks you get when you step out of your machine and someone realizes that the person behind the wheel was a woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">There are the meals in a dining hall where you\u2019re surrounded almost exclusively by men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">There\u2019s camp life, shared bathrooms, and sometimes facilities that clearly weren\u2019t designed with everyone in mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">There are the comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Some are downright inappropriate. Others are simply awkward or probably made without bad intentions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">There are also the people who tell you it\u2019s just a phase and that you\u2019ll eventually quit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">So you set the bar high for yourself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">You want to be good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Not \u201cgood for a girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Just good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Like any other employee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">There\u2019s also the physical strength factor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Yes, sometimes, when it comes to mechanics or certain tasks, you may not have the strength.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">But once again, you learn to work smarter, find different ways of doing things, and become independent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Just like any other worker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">And then there are the much more mundane things we don\u2019t necessarily think about: finding work gear that actually fits when you wear an X-Small and a size 6 shoe, for example.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">It sounds like a small thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">But when you constantly have to adapt your equipment to your reality, it becomes another little battle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Added together, all these little things eventually start to weigh on you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Today, I get up before the sun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">And yet, here I am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Almost six years later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Today, I can finally say that I\u2019m once again passionate about getting up before the sun to go to work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Are there still challenges? Absolutely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Will there be more? 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