Me: You do understand what an Emergency Power Off is for, correct?
Them: But it could damage my system.
Me: If this button is getting pressed, your system is already gone from either fire or the sprinklers going off. This is so someone can save *YOU* in an *EMERGENCY*.
Them: [shakes head in confusion] But my laser...
Me: IS LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE
@funranium every time I see industrial job postings and worry I wouldn't qualify even if it looks like something I could totally do, posts like these remind me that impostor syndrome is a thing and there are far less qualified people than me currently running those posts 
@funranium Oh, my bad, I thought it might've been regarding CNC equipment
Of course now that just steers my concerns about lack of qualifications in a whole new direction with a steep bent of Real Genius flashbacks lmfao
@elfi I hate that movie.
@elfi Industrial settings tend to be much better constructed and reasonable. This is a research setting.