I tried to do the same thing. On the first day back in the office I was venting to my manager about all the issues I had with working at the office (noise, smel

I tried to do the same thing. On the first day back in the office I was venting to my manager about all the issues I had with working at the office (noise, smells, talkative coworkers) and I requested the ability to resume remote work. Later that day I was pulled into an impromptu meeting with my manager, our VP, the CEO, and the HR manager. They explained that they knew I had a great work ethic and that I was one of the top developers, however, I couldn't work remotely because it would be "unfair" to the developers. The claimed the rest of the team could not be trusted to work remotely therefor I couldn't either. I'm not sure if what they said was true but I applied at 4 jobs that evening, scheduled all 3 interviews within the week, and put in my notice by the end of the second week. I'm also a small sample size but the idea checks-out to me too.