I'm sorry to hear that. I'm about the same age and have thought the same things.
I've been looking for other jobs but nothing in my area and my wife takes care of her elderly parents so relocating is not possible right now.

I'd love to find another remote programming position but so far everyone wants you on-site and I'm sure that the mandates will come to a lot more places before this insanity ends.

I have kids to take care of so the passive aggressive in me wants to say "eff it" and just take the additional day off to make up for the money they're stealing from me. I'm going to try and get the religious exemption first but if that doesn't work then ill persue the legal routes and just bide my time while i can.