Kinda bullshit but partially true depending on the business.
I say partially bullshit because there are quite a lot of people that come in and bullshit about what everyone else is offering them or what they were being paid on their last job.
Coliss, if you showed up for a posting where it clearly states what's offered, I guess nobody is offering you more??? haha.
If you are offering a position that pays similar money to what people can get while sitting on their ass at home, why bother?
Hence, if you really need workforce you have to keep looking hard for people that understand that sitting on their ass at home won't do them any good, OR pay the premium that will be more than the government pays them to do nothing due to covid.
Same situation here with general labour, shit is not even funny, I can't find ANYONE.
Welders come in and ask 75k with 6week vacation, etc.
It's a real shitshow.
Keep looking, there are gems, they're just harder to find now. Post on FB, community newspapers.
Recently I have been having a lot of luck with the chineese.