Sex, drugs and secret holidays: The WFH confessions of slackers

Young Brits in their twenties have admitted what they really get up to when their bosses let them work from home - and in a shocking twist, some have even used the time to party and have sex.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, one cheeky worker said he had snuck away on trips abroad, while another admitted to wild romps and a third said he hosted raucous, drug-fuelled parties while working from home.

A consumer salesman, 25, from London said the idea of working from home was simple. 'It equals being on call if urgently needed,' he said.

Others told of how they used the advantage of being away from their bosses' glares to perform tasks they never could in an office - from taking job interviews to getting ready for parties and even doing the ironing.

Gen Z youngsters have previously been criticised for complaining about their lives while not working hard enough .

A series of studies found the generation admits to being less ambitious - but youngsters moan their elders are giving them a tough time.

A study published this week found that fewer than one in 10 hybrid-working Gen Zers get through a whole shift without getting distracted .

Employment law specialist Liam Entwistle warned that people who pretended to work when they were not could be fired - but even that hasn't deterred many youngsters.

Here, youths reveal what they do when their bosses can't see them...

Content editor, 23, from London Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a male content editor admitted to hosting a drug-fuelled rave while he was on the clock.

The 23-year-old said: 'At first the pandemic was rough. I thought working from home would be the same as in the office but I just got bored so much more easily.

'Not wearing a suit and being around my colleagues meant I just didn't care as much.

'I started getting a bit lonely but then I chatted to my mates and realised they felt the same.

'So then instead of sitting around being bored, we met up and worked together.

'At first, that worked really well but eventually it just meant we spent most of our time having fun and not doing much work at all.

'Work didn't seem to care. As long as everything got done, they weren't fussed what we were doing.

'There was a lot of watching the telly and playing video games with each other. It just filled the empty moments.

'We held a few parties as well, especially when it got warm in summer. People were so bored of all the rules and just wanted to enjoy being young.

'We would put YouTube playlists on our computers to stop [their bosses] from seeing we were inactive.

'Everyone knows working from home means doing as little as possible while still hitting all your targets.

'It's the same in most jobs whether you're in the office or not. It's just working from home meant we could actually have lives and enjoy ourselves while also getting the work done.

'I did have a few passive parties at my house when I was meant to be working from home.

'Every now and then I had to go into the garden and make a phone call. Then I would return to the fun. Most people were drinking and snorting coke.

'One time, there was a bit of ket [ketamine] around as well and I think someone was shagging in the spare room.

'I didn't do any drugs myself - I needed to stay a little concentrated in case something important happened.

'As soon as work ended I was right on it though - it was the perfect way to end the day and no one had a clue.

'Working from home could be pretty lonely - I had to find a way to keep myself sane somehow.'

Salesman, 24, from Norwich A 24-year-old salesman told MailOnline he had used WFH shifts to canoodle with a woman he was seeing.

He said: 'I'm back in the office now but I used to invite this girl I was dating over when I worked from home.

'[It was] a morale boost. We would get busy and have a little snuggle, then we'd crack open a bottle of wine and watch Netflix.

'If I got an email I would still reply and I worked hard but you have to take your chances when they come around.

'It's not like everyone else didn't do the same. I was still pretty much there at my desk.

'Just with someone else in bed a few feet away. I got all my work done and my bosses were actually right chuffed with me.

'Maybe they suspected I wasn't 100 per cent at my desk all the time but I bet they weren't either.

'Especially the ones who had kids who had gone back to school but they were at home with their wives and husbands all day long.

'There was that big baby boom after lockdown - it doesn't take a genius to see what happened.

'Gen Z will always get a bad rep but I got done what I needed to do while still looking after my mental health.

'Is there seriously anything wrong with that? People should take a chill pill once in a while.

'Live a little. You only live once, so why have regrets?'

Agricultural salesman, 26, from southern England A farming salesman, 26, from southern England, told MailOnline he had used his days working from home to sneak off on holiday.

He worked in marketing during the pandemic before moving to selling farming products.

The 26-year-old said: 'I've been on about six Ryanair flights whilst I've supposedly been working from home.'

Healthcare worker, 26, from London Meanwhile, a young female healthcare worker said working from home allowed her to find more time in the day to do chores

The 26-year-old said she could 'do ironing' while listening into meetings remotely.

She added that she had also got ready for her birthday party while working from home in a nifty show of multitasking.

Communications worker, 26, from London Another young woman, 26, who works in communications, said she too had found time to do activities she wouldn't have been able to while in the office.

Namely, being interviewed for another job while working from home.

She said: 'I felt a bit guilty but I changed my WFH day so that I could do the interview.

'I told my bosses I had a doctor's appointment so no one would try to get hold of me while I was gunning for another job.

'Luckily the company interviewing me had scheduled it for 1pm so it didn't interrupt the working day too much but I did feel a bit guilty.

'I had asked to work from home that day specifically for that - and in the end it felt like a bit of a waste because I realised I didn't want that job anyway.'

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