Updated 6 June 2025
Key takeaways:
- 47% of Gen Zers say they’re having more sex while working remotely, with their flexible schedules allowing for more intimate moments.
- Reducing time with their partners and disturbing their work-life balance, 31% fear that returning to the office would negatively impact their sex lives.
- However, 42% say that being around others helps to improve their confidence, while 18% say spending time with colleagues boosts their mood.
- Convincing Gen Z to return to the office could require a more sex-positive approach, with 38% desiring private spaces for hookups and solo play during the workday.
For Gen Z, the switch to remote working isn’t just a lifestyle shift; it’s a sexual revolution.
Whether it benefits or harms productivity is still hotly debated, but one thing’s clear: remote working is working wonders for young employees’ sex lives. They’re swapping the morning commute for morning cuddles, and lunch breaks have become an opportunity to swap boring meetings for the bedroom – but not all remote employees are so turned on.
EduBirdie surveyed 2,000 Gen Z on whether working from home has sparked more romance or killed the mood in their sex lives. The results show that while many love their newfound flexibility, others miss the buzz of the office and the opportunity for connection.
With no commute and flexible hours freeing up more time in the day, 47% of young workers admit they’re having more sex since quitting the office. Lunch breaks have gotten a lot steamier, meetings are being moved to the bedroom, and “working late” has taken on a whole new meaning.
Morning passion, break time flings, and quickies between Zoom calls – the flexibility of remote working has given Gen Zers more time and opportunity for fun. But for the young generation, sex isn’t always spontaneous. Balancing deadlines and desire and trying to find the balance between productivity and pleasure, 30% admit that they schedule sex in advance.
Dreading long commutes and rigid schedules, 31% of Gen Zers fear that a return to the office could be the ultimate cockblock.
However, the workplace sparks mixed feelings, with 29% convinced it could improve their romantic relationships. As they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder – and eight hours apart could be just what couples need to help them… collaborate.
The freedom that remote work offers is vital – not just to give employees time to run errands but to make room for intimacy. Some 36% of Gen Zers say the inflexibility of office work would dampen their sex lives, while 20% worry they would have less time to spend with their partner. Likewise, 17% fear a disturbance in their work-life balance would disrupt their bedtime routines.
Even when evenings are technically free, the workplace has a way of ruining it. After grinding all day, there’s no desire to grind at night – with 16% insisting office work leaves them more tired and less in the mood for sex.
But we all have our preferences and the office is attractive to some. For 42% of Gen Z workers, the bustling workload helps boost their confidence, while 18% say being around others lifts their spirits – putting them in the right mood for a little after-hours romance.
Likewise, for many, distance and desire are intertwined, with 17% insisting it helps them to appreciate their time at home more and 16% struggling to keep their hands off their partner after a long shift spent apart.
Gen Zers have fallen for remote working, and if employers want to attract them back to the office, they’ll need to offer more than free coffee and ping-pong tables. The first base? Letting go of prudish attitudes and embracing the sex-positive mindset that the young generation is into.
In fact, 38% of Gen Zers admit they wish their workplace had a private space for hookups or solo play – allowing them to “take a break”, alone or with a colleague, whenever they desire.
Remote work has shaken up the workplace and the bedroom – and Gen Z is loving it. If employers want them back in the building? They’ll have to make space not just for meetings but… meaningful connections. If they can’t have sex at home, they want to have sex at work instead.
