How many people have had a workplace affair in the last year revealed in surprising new data

Office romances might sound like a movie trope, but according to new research, they do happen often and are even on the rise.

According to TopResume, workplace attraction is becoming commonplace all over the nation, with many admitting to developing feelings for a colleague or engaging in inappropriate behavior within the last year.

Workplace affairs have become so common that researchers have even analyzed whether certain careers make someone more likely to commit adultery.

But according to the new research, it’s less about the job, and more about the gender of the person.

One in ten US professionals (9.79 percent) have admitted to having a romantic or sexual relationship with a colleague within the last 12 months, even though they were already in a relationship.

The study revealed who is more likely to cheat (Getty Stock Images)

But that’s not all. Men were found to be five times more likely (10.63 percent) than women (2.38 percent) to have a workplace affair.

Six percent of people said they’d had one within the last six months.

Further to this, 10 percent said they had a workplace crush that also negatively impacted their performance in the last year, and that the number of people who had a workplace crush more than 12 months ago was more than double the reports of those who had reported one recently.

For men, this was 18.99 percent, compared to women’s 13.66 percent.

Affairs were rife among Gen Z (Getty Stock Images)

The issue has gotten so bad that even the younger generation has been feeling the consequences.

According to the study, 34.64 percent of Gen Z respondents said workplace attraction had negatively affected their performance.

The youngsters were also more likely to admit to having had a recent affair, with 9.15 percent revealing a romance with a colleague.

However, millennials weren’t so far behind, with 7.52 percent admitting to a workplace affair in the same timeframe, but also admitting to one more than a year ago too (12.81 percent).

But surprisingly, Gen X came in with 3.78 percent having had a sneaky link in the past six months.

So, everyone’s getting it.

Even boomers (11.64 percent).