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The new year new job surge is officially
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dead. And according to one recruitment
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firm, it's all because you're working
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from home. It's the first month of the
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year. Usually, this is the week where
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millions of us wake up, look at the
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rainy commute, and decide, "That's it.
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I'm quitting." But in 2026, that massive
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January job surge has completely
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vanished. According to recruitment giant
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James Reed, the traditional New Year
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rush has been totally derailed by work
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from home culture. When you're working
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from your kitchen table in your pajamas,
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you don't have that Sunday night dread
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in the same way. You aren't sitting on a
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cramped tube train at 8 a.m. thinking
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about how much you hate your boss.
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Because we've removed the friction of
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the office, we've also removed the
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primary trigger for panic applying to
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new roles. The great resignation has
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been replaced by the great staying put.
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Recruiters are finding that if people
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have flexibility, they're much more
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likely to tolerate a job they aren't
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100% happy with. The January surge isn't
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just late. it might be gone for good.
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Would you quit your job tomorrow if they
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force you back into the office 5 days a
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week? Or is the WFH life the only thing
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keeping you there? Let us know in the
