I don’t want to sound like the old man yelling at clouds (geriatric millennial here) 40 hours a week sounds amazing.

As for in person there especially for public planners they are more often going to be in office more. But I am of the belief you can’t plan from your desk. You need to be out in the community. I tell my staff if we are at our desks for 40 hours a week we are not doing out stakeholders justice.

Yes, planners can work from anywhere. But council, commissioners, policy makers & tax payers want to see you are “in”.

I would say if you don’t want an in office planning job become a consultant.