It is probably too early to break out the champagne,

Employers have all the cards, ... Not only are they sharpening their salary pencils, but the screening of candidates is probably the toughest it's ever been.

Champagne socialist

It probably had a little bit to do with both. Early on, I was out of position.

So probably end of January, early February.

I think that the social compact hammered out in the mid-20th century has been superseded by a new compact that is different and doesn't promise the potential for lifetime tenure. Workers are free agents.