In your office, your going to be using them for backround music anyway, so no big deal. You probably won't be able to have ideal placement anyway. It will be as if you are listening to a concert with your back to the performers, that's all. Enjoy. Happy Listening.
Why not place 2-channel speakers BEHIND listener?
I have a home office in an attic where I'd like to set up a 2-channel speaker system. My desk is against a wall that slopes in (so that I can't place speakers in front of me against the wall). I have some nice bookshelf speakers, but they are too big to place on the the front wall. I was thinking of placing them behind me, about 5 feet apart and facing toward my listening position. Or I could just buy very small computer speakers to sit on my desk. Any advice?