hired as "permanently remote." 14 months later: "we're evolving our approach" ​ the listing said remote. the offer letter said remote. the recruiter confirmed remote. i asked in every interview round whether that would change and got reassured each time that the company was "remote-first and committed to staying that way." 14 months in and i get the calendar invite. company-wide announcement. "evolving our approach to collaboration." which is corporate for "we lied but we're going to frame it as growth." 3 days in office starting Q3. the kicker: the office is 55 minutes from my apartment, which i moved into specifically because of this job. broke my old lease early, paid a $2,200 penalty, found a place in a cheaper area because the salary was calibrated for remote and didn't need to be near the office. i asked my manager directly: "was this always the plan?" he said no, that leadership made the decision recently based on "engagement data." i asked to see the data.…