What do you use your PUP for?

[Bokmog]

Can you explain this pup's rise to godhood?

Also, can someone explain maneuvers to me? Is your automaton a lose cannon? Boosting it's main stats by using maneuvers? Or is there a way to control it so that you know exactly what it's going to use/do? I played PUP before and my automaton always seemed to have a mind of it's own.

-- Sorry I'm asking so many questions, I'm all over the job forums. I've recreated a character after a long retirement, and am trying to make the best decision on which jobs I'd like to take the time to master. I've got limited gameplay time due to school, work and girlfriend, so I want to get as much information about the jobs I'm interested in from the experienced players that use them, before I decided --