Someone working with headphones on and steam coming out of their headphones
Some workers are listening to spicy romance books while they work.
  • People are listening to smutty romance books when they're at the office.
  • Several readers told Business Insider the books make them more productive at work.
  • A sexologist doesn't see a problem with the hobby and says reading romance can be beneficial.

Robin Ellert, 52, sat at her cubicle at the Army office where she worked when disaster struck.

The cable of her wired headphones got stuck on the handle of the door next to her desk, yanking them out of her phone and causing what she called a "very graphic sex scene" from an audiobook to play for anyone nearby to hear.