Spot on. Same stupid crap at work.
considering that we have ten choices for numbers: 1234567890
and 26 alpha choices: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
the mathematical combinations are mind boggling.
A longer password is generally more computationally secure than an 8 character password made with special characters, and can be much easier to remember, so you don’t wind up having to write it down.
For example, using a friends address, like Joe1523Hollingswood.