That's my bubble burst

Informed by my manager today that the company is requiring ALL employees to be sat at a desk in an office - no more working from home. I can understand the general logic behind this decision but I do object to the failure to take an individuals personal circumstances into consideration and to apply a bit of common sense,. There was a time when management in our company were permitted to exercise a degree of management discretion at times like this - no longer it would seem. Reasons why I would prefer not to go into the office:

~ It's a 1hour commute each way. That's not 2 hours on my day but 2 hours less work they will get out of me
~ I don't work with anyone in the office. My peers are based in other parts of the country or even other countries
~ Due to the above,  spend a lot of time on conference calls. Conference calls in an open plan office are a nightmare

Oh well. They have made similar noises in the past and then nothing has happened. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the same will happen this time.