Well usually a company knows the situation and has made the rational decision to follow down that path. So talking rationally e.g. to HR is pointless and can on

Well usually a company knows the situation and has made the rational decision to follow down that path. So talking rationally e.g. to HR is pointless and can only be used against you down the road. (Any legal case, and these arise we like it or not.) If you are buddies with the CxO (x \in {E,T,F,O,M,..}), you probably should have talked to them a long time ago.