There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option $1,2,3$, or 4 ) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: This reality is putting stress on employees who have to pay for transport, desk lunches, more childcare, clothing and that after-work socialisation - costs they haven't incurred for nearly two years.

Paragraph: _ (1) _ . Prices are rising at their fastest rate in 40 years; consequently, return-to-office-related costs have shot up - think petrol and food, for instance.__ (2) _. Yet wages haven't kept up with inflation even despite the salary growth many workers have enjoyed during a favourable pandemic labour market. _ (3) _. This is especially jarring for workers who were able to save during remote work, when these expenditures weren't a factor. _ (4) _. In April 2022, Umus, a London university lecturer, told BBC Worklife that they were spending nearly a quarter of what they made every day on return-to-work costs.