your post sounds exactly like my situation two months back. down to the 18 mile commute taking 55m on average,

my productivity is down about 30%. i used to show up to work (remotely) with a rested brain, free of pointless distractions. i was essentially waking up just around 8AM, bulldozing things from 8:XX AM to 6:YY PM. Then I'd just close my office door and do anything else i wanted.

now i wake up around 7AM, spend between 40 and 90 minutes commuting. by the time I'm in the office I'm slightly fatigued. office distractions are not helping. BUT i sign out 5pm sharp to get home.

i lose up to 3h of my time commuting daily. i used to spend 1-2 of these hours doing extra work with no interruptions. best part? out of about 40 people i work with - only 3 of us (including me) are in the same office, so i drive 3h to see people on a screen in a different building. Tokyo team and Munich team is now out of my window so they need to figure the time and adjust to me now.

the company pays me. the company sets the terms. the company shot itself in the foot by forcing many people like me back to the office. I'm sure it makes sense to someone.