All through the COVID pandemic while I was 100% remote, I was highly productive and my boss told me that I was a top performer. Really, that was the first time that I was truly happy with my job. I didn't mind working at all while I was working remotely all the time.
About 6 months ago, we were forced back into the office 2 days per week. People are leaving right and left, and now the project that I'm working on which normally has 4 people working on it only has 2 people (me and a backstabbing drama queen person). Even though we are understaffed, our deadlines have not changed.
In 6 months, I have gone from “top performer” to being counseled by my boss for productivity issues. Due to the staffing issue, we have been strongly encouraged to work overtime, but it hasn't been required. I haven't worked a single hour of overtime. The way I see it is that I'm not responsible for their staffing issues. They should hire more people and let people work fully remotely again so they'll stop losing staff.
Anyway, my performance review is coming up at the end of next month. Fortunately, I've lined up something else at the beginning of April. I'm going to put in 6 weeks' notice a week before my performance review. Since I'm leaving and I'm generally respected at my job, I doubt that my boss will bother writing a review.
So yeah, I'm getting out. I'm done with offices and management who is forcing people back. Eff 'em.