If an employee is required to be in office via the discretion of the company, when the work could be completed virtually/remote, then the company should be required to reimburse the employee for the mileage on their personal vehicle, as well as time spent in traffic.

Title states it all.

I'm currently working for a bank that is working a hybrid schedule. Our work is done utilizing online services that can also be accessed via our company issued laptops anywhere, as we have multiple security systems in place to access a VPN.

Why do I have to take the shit and spend over 1.5 hours of my life 3 days a week in traffic when I could just sit home, and do the same thing? I can get the work done, reduce my car emissions, and have an increased sense of personal wellness and flexibility in work life balance?

Fuck the logic of my personal vehicle is my own so my company doesn't owe me anything. If your business requires me to be downtime in your shiny office, you are making my trip a mandatory “business purpose” trip that I wouldn't take otherwise.

Fucking fuck off. If your old ass CEO's can't handle remote work, they can go in, but don't drag my shit into it because you can't open a PDF without an administrative assistant outside your physical office.