I started a new job that was advertised as a flexible, hybrid role. My contract has my place of work listed officially as the office, but the email about the employee benefits that I was sent when I was sent my job offer says that you can work flexibly from home, or the office, or hybrid.
I have been working from home since starting there. Most of my colleagues (including my line managers) are based in a different office to me.
We have had a change of senior leadership and they have announced that they want all employees to return to the office for 2-3 days per week. This is a long commute for me (I would spend 3-4 hours per day commuting).
I am trying to fill out a flexible working request form and have included the following, does it sound ok/is there anything I should remove or add:
- I've been working from home since starting there with no issues and no impact on my role.
- Most of my colleagues are based in a different office to me, so I don't have any meetings to attend in my office.
- The commute of 3-4 hours per day will impact my work-life balance (not sure about this point though, as it's not really their problem?)
- My work requires a lot of focus, which is easier to do at home rather than in an open-plan office where there is people talking on Teams calls or talking with each other (again, not sure about this one).
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.