I worked at a company where the new CTO instituted SAFe (which he used at a previously failing company). It was an unmitigated disaster, everyone was miserable

I worked at a company where the new CTO instituted SAFe (which he used at a previously failing company). It was an unmitigated disaster, everyone was miserable. Developers were leaving so quickly consultants were brought in to stem the bleed. When I left the CTO was trying to retain the little talent there was left by holding monthly Q&A sessions. The final question I heard before I left was something like, “why are the consultants treated better than the employees? They don’t have to do SAFe.”