Ageism is more than hiring young. It's letting people go or burning them out as they age too. These companies expect excessive overtime until people burn out. As developers and IT staff age, they self select out of it, because it isn't healthy.
"10am to 8pm on weekdays, no work on weekends? That's not a lot, not by a long shot."
See, they have such stockholm syndrome, they can't even accept that they are being overworked. How are you supposed to challenge such unhealthy company policy when "It's not a lot, not by a long shot."
https://www.quora.com/How-many-hours-a-week-does-a-typical-G...
"10am to 8pm on weekdays, no work on weekends? That's not a lot, not by a long shot."
See, they have such stockholm syndrome, they can't even accept that they are being overworked. How are you supposed to challenge such unhealthy company policy when "It's not a lot, not by a long shot."