Financial executives want to head back to the office. But many employees hate to give up working from home.

But the effort to repopulate offices stands to rub some workers the wrong way, especially since it comes on the heels of a year in which bankers produced record profits for their firms. Many employees see little need to endure commutes after being so productive and are likely to push back against a full-time return, said Rob Dicks, Accenture’s talent and organization lead for capital markets.