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...

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.