My point is that engineers sometimes view anything that goes wrong with their tiny corner of the system as a disaster, which is not always the case. My (engine

My point is that engineers sometimes view anything that goes wrong with their tiny corner of the system as a disaster, which is not always the case. My (engineering) boss is more risk-tolerant than I am, but after 30 years in the business I respect his judgement that a particular risk is worth running.