Oh I most definitely agree. I think the problem is that the company isn't a tech company (it is debt collection) and the people who bring money in can work 5 extra hours and bring in more money. The owners aren't tech savvy and definitely don't know the first thing about development. I think in their mind they figure the collectors can work 5 hours and make x more money than the devs should be able to work 5 hours and increase productivity by y.

It is a red flag but unfortunately I was told this AFTER I started the job and figured I wouldn't be able to get another job since I have no dev experience and no CS degree.