Is Anyone Hiring? Permission Received From Andrus to Post

Two things...

One, that's what youngsters do. So unless you're in your late 20s/early 30s, that bullshirt. It's a real issue, but it's also a generational one.

Two, if an employer is openly telling you that, trust me when I say you didn't want to work for them. I would never say that to any candidate and would rip a hiring manager a new one if I found out they said it.
Agreed. And fwiw, from conversations I've had with a few people who work in HR, it's something that is definitely part of their calculus, but they don't say out loud to candidates.