I'm so mad I made an account just to rant about this. I just started a new job which was advertised as remote. The job posting said remote, and the description did not say anything at all about going into an office at any point or about travel. The contract I signed was the same. I did 3 interviews, and at no point did anyone say anything about going into an office. This was fully represented as a completely remote position, which is why I turned down other job offers to take it.
I just started the job and am now being told that I will be required to travel to an office which is 2-3 hours away from me depending on traffic 3 times a year, and potentially out of state occasionally. Wtf? At first after being told I'd be needing to go into the office for a training soon, I tried to be flexible. I just asked them to pay mileage and for a hotel overnight, because I would consider driving up to 3 hours to work, working a full day, then having to drive another 3 hours home to be unsafe. They told me no, that the office should be a commutable distance because I signed up for a hybrid job, and that if I don't want to travel out of state I need to put in a disability case to be exempt. I pushed back on this and explained the above, that I did NOT sign up for a hybrid role, and now I'm waiting to find out what happens. I'm afraid for my job security, I already left my previous company. This is just so stressful, and I'm so upset they bait and switched me.