Reminds me of when they were wanting to put in a robot to run one of the drills and a machine to automatically debur the part I run. Both times I told them it would cause more trouble than its worth and wouldn't work as good as manually running them and both times I was right they just keep using them so they aren't out the money.
I know this feeling all too well. Once upon a time, I labored under the mistaken belief that I was a people person. I am free from that misguided notion now. Amazing how liberating is the knowledge that people are mostly idiots. It diminishes my sense of responsibilty towards their tender sensibilities...