Sex at work: Everybody's doing it

We may not want to talk about office relationships, but the reality is half your colleagues may already be knocking boots.

Business Insider surveyed its readers and found 90% of people have been sexually attracted to a colleague and 55% have had sex with a co-worker.

Of those who have had sex with a co-worker, 54% admitted they’ve done it with multiple colleagues over the years. Just under half (48%) also confessed to having sex in the office.

A majority of respondents believed having sex with a colleague is fine as long as it is handled professionally and does not involve a direct reporting relationship. However, not everyone is on board - 36% agreed it is either always or usually a bad idea to hook up with a colleague.

Of those who have had sex with a colleague, 70% said it has no impacted their productivity at work, while 14.7% said it has increased productivity and 14.5% said it has impacted it negatively.

A larger percentage (84%) also said it has had no impact on their career, though a quarter said it has made them more positive towards workplace sex.

Respondents also drew the line at having sex with the boss, with 86% reporting they have never done so, although 65% said they have slept with a subordinate.

Looking at the big picture, it seems sex in the workplace may be losing its taboo status, especially since 90% of respondents admitted they were glad they had done it.