In my experience working for several companies, people who know and are not merely acting out of fear can call things out and explain why something is wrong or

In my experience working for several companies, people who know and are not merely acting out of fear can call things out and explain why something is wrong or ambitious. And more often than not sensible engineers get it. Consultants are usually called in by the leadership when they can't deal with the backlash or have no core competence in the first place.