I started a new job earlier this year, partly because of their flexible working where there were no fixed days you had to be in the office, and you could be fully remote if you wanted. This was said both by HR and my line manager before I started. My contract technically says that my work location is the London office.
We have had some new senior people join and they are wanting to shake things up... Starting with the announcement that all employees need to go into the office 3 times a week. I live 2 hours away from London. There are a few other UK offices, and most of team are based in the other offices not London. So going into the office is pretty pointless for me - my line manager isn't there, there are a few members of my team there but none I really work closely with on a day-to-day basis. I don't have any meetings in person as no one I work with is in the same office as me.
HR have said that some employees can be moved to a remote contract, but it is on a case-to-case basis. AIBU to think that being 2 hours away would be good grounds for a remote contract, or is it my fault for taking a job that is technically 2 hours away? I will get another job if not, it doesn't really bother me. But I hate that someone new has come in and changed things so drastically without recognising that a lot of their new hires from the past few years would have joined based on their flexible working.