{
  "id": 18258458,
  "title": "Are you the only one at work who’s not having an office romance?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/are-you-the-only-one-at-work-whos-not-having-an-office-romance",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T05:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/are-you-the-only-one-at-work-whos-not-having-an-office-romance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sex in the workplace is far more common than initially believed, with a shocking 90 percent of workers admitting to having engaged in intimate activities at the office. Recent surveys suggest that Christmas parties and private offices are the most popular locations for such encounters, with 26 percent of employees having sex in a private office and 13 percent in the bathroom.\n\nThe trend appears to be on the rise, with the introduction of co-working spaces blurring the lines between work and personal life. One such space, called Stück, combines a party atmosphere with design elements and a fetish club by night, featuring a unique examination table for intimate activities. The space is accessible to members at a monthly cost of £45, but the real concern lies in the traditional office Christmas party, where 39 percent of workers admit to having had a sexual encounter with a colleague. The IT department is particularly susceptible to such behavior, with 63 percent reporting kissing or engaging in sexual activity with co-workers during the event. Despite the fact that 14 percent of Brits believe that kissing someone other than their partner does not constitute cheating, this number rises to 25 percent when the kissing occurs at the office Christmas party.",
  "summary": "Sex in the workplace is far more common than we thought…or hoped. Everybody is at it and the upcoming Christmas party is when it’s most likely to happen, discovers a shocked James Ford I have been thinking a lot about Aerosmith lately. They are America’s bestselling hard rock band, apparently. Their canon of songs includes [...]",
  "key_points": [
    "90% of workers admit to intimate activities at work",
    "Christmas parties and private offices popular for encounters",
    "63% of IT department staff engaged in office romances"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}