I avoided this issue by embracing the completely non-controversial “become a contractor” work schedule. When you’re a temp they specifically want you NOT to work overtime without prior authorization - because they have to pay for it. And as a software dev I found being a contractor was perfectly acceptable. I was always treated identically with employees except for a few special things like company meetings. And I got paid almost twice as much hourly vs being an employee. Sure, I had to buy my own health insurance and I didn’t get paid time off, but when you double your salary those are non-issues. Job security as an employee? Don’t kid yourself. My job security was that there are contract jobs everywhere.