Is it OK to place speakers behind me ?

I have just that setup in my office and have found that I very quickly became adjusted to the sound from behind and no longer even think about it. In fact, in my case I am sitting at a desk facing a wall and in front of 2 PC monitors. For that situation, it is actually more comfortable not having the speakers so close.

Do you turn your back on the performance when you attend a concert?

you have achieved "background" music, literally.

I would think about rotation of the speakers. I would try facing to the wall behind you, so they bounce off the wall. Or, try angling to the sides almost at right angles .
Just some ways to try for sound you enjoy.
Or, even upwards, not straight up, but angled upwards...

unsound; no, I don't...but if I did, I'd still hear the concert just as coherently, wouldn't I?