But what company would actually answer "no" to that on a job posting? The companies with long hours would just omit their answer. Or they might lie, rationalizi

But what company would actually answer "no" to that on a job posting? The companies with long hours would just omit their answer. Or they might lie, rationalizing to themselves "well, we don't always have long hours". So asking in the instructions that companies answer won't do candidates any good.