Isn't the aphorism "beggars can't be choosers" exactly about price, though? (Just the price happens to be zero) That said, I don't actually mean to merely quib

Isn't the aphorism "beggars can't be choosers" exactly about price, though? (Just the price happens to be zero) That said, I don't actually mean to merely quibble over semantics and wish to clarify: Is what you meant that many tech tech companies are hoping to hire someone that just doesn't exist at all [1], rather than not existing in sufficient number? [1] Expecting, like Dilbert's pointy-haired boss that, just because qualifications can be listed in a job description, there must exist someone who fits them all.