Warning to office lovers, keep it on the low or risk embarrassment or losing your job Coworkers holding hands. DON'T have sex in the office - that's the message from one relationship psychologist who warns getting in the sack with colleagues could get you sacked. Despite the inherent complications of office romance, a recent RSVP Date of the Nation report found 28 per cent of people were still hooking in to people they worked with. But the consequences of a bad romance could result in loss of job, isolation and gossip according to relationship psychologist John Aiken. "Research the HR policy so you know whether it is actually going to get you fired or not," he said. Don't kiss, touch or have sex in the office. Always have boundaries. Don't argue in public or in the office. Mr Aiken said it was crucial to keep work performance high and not give the office gossips anything to talk about. If you're dating someone who is in a position of power over you like your boss, that can create some problems in terms of how you are treated in the office but also how others look at you in the office. People can feel somewhat uncomfortable, they might firstly think there is some favouritism going on and there might be jealousy. "But also when you are with them you might find you are the target of gossip, rumours, jealousy," he said. And then of course, there is the ugly break-up. If it doesn't work out you've got that awkwardness of seeing them every day but you might have dumped them or broken their heart. That can be very painful," he said. "You need to have a conversation with someone that you're working with early on about breaking up, which is really unusual," he said. Have you ever had an office romance? Leave your comment below