I find quite the opposite. Having worked as a permie and as a contractor, I have found that contractors can be much more likely to push back. They are much le

I find quite the opposite. Having worked as a permie and as a contractor, I have found that contractors can be much more likely to push back. They are much less susceptible to the group-think that afflicts permanent developers, and (possibly due to their higher cost) their opinion can be taken more seriously.