Return to office might be bothersome, depending on how things go

My work expects me to return to office starting in September which is...like...next week!?! This coming week! My office is like a 20-minute walk from my place, so the actual commute is not a problem. Plus I can head out at 8.30, right in the middle of my work day, get there at 9-ish, and be out by 1.30, which means there will be a new 'lunch' break I'll be taking 8-9 something which I haven't taken during my work-from-apartment arrangements. Additionally I'll get to meet new people, and my commute will also be a part of my existing walking arrangement, thus the extra ~50 minutes added will mostly come out of my work time. Finally, there'll be a clear demarcation between work and home, and I might even be able to drop my laptop at work lockers, therefore relieving me from work stresses. Oh there's more. Because I'll be in a structured workspace, I'll be able to do my work journaling once again, something I haven't done for...almost 1.5 years. Actually finally though, because I'll have to go to work in the morning, I'll have to brush and wash and shower and cook and eat early in the morning, helping me establish a clear daily pattern and ritual I'll have to live by. It's all a win.

Well mostly.

My work needs me to be physically in 40% of the time, which I don't mind. But every so often I do travel around, to see friends and family, and if that 40% is an inflexible 40% and is based on weekly measurement and not monthly or semi-annually, that means I won't be able to go elsewhere for dashain-tihar, won't be able to do all the fun things I'm used to doing. Even before covid times my work was flexible enough to let me go to Virginia every so often, if they stop that now it'll be not great at all.

Talked to my manager about it and he's said he'll figure out what the deal is. If it's not in my favor, I'll be so very very mad, and might consider drastic measures in the mid-term. It's not that I don't support working from office -- I very much do as my above paragraph hopefully explained. It's the inflexible nature of the 40% that I'll have disagreements with. Ugh.