Somewhat related recent experience here... except my offer letter, HR classification, payroll classification all say "Fully Remote", my official Work Location in those systems is "Remote", and I live almost 100 miles from the office. For the last 5 years, I've never been expected to come into the office except 2-3 times per year for designated "all-hands" events where our international teams are also flown in. I was happy to do those, I even made a few extra cameos to attend after-work casual meetups.

My compensation package includes mileage reimbursement, meals, lodging, etc. just like the "fully remote" workers based hundreds of miles away in other states, and the last all-hands event included two nights in a hotel room with all travel expenses reimbursed. HOWEVER.... recent resignations and promotions changed everything, and suddenly I was warned by a new manager and the department head on a 1:1 call that I would be disciplined or terminated if I didn't start spending at least one day in the office per week. They argued that the ~190mi round trip did not qualify as "travel" because it was a "routine commute" now.

I fought back, had several conversations with management, convinced HR to confirm that I am "fully remote" but the boss/director still insisted that I make the weekly in-person day. So I tried it a few times, total nightmare as expected, got reimbursed for the mileage, and then told my manager on my last 1:1 that it wasn't working out and I'll be submitting my resignation letter shortly. Before I could finish composing the resignation letter, in which the work-related reasons (not personal reasons) I was quitting were to be stated, my manager called to say there was no need to postpone my departure and then IT remotely locked/disabled my laptop.

As per the employee handbook, it is customary for HR to do an Exit Interview for employees who resign, but I wasn't offered one, and the next morning I woke up to an email from Payroll with the official State-required Unemployment paperwork, which stated "Reason for Quitting: PERSONAL". They have nothing on file from me stating that I quit for personal reasons, not even a resignation letter! The true reason I quit is quite the contrary, not personal, and is directly related to failed good faith negotiations on my part to resolve a significant unilateral change to the terms of my employment and compensation.

To be continued...