It’s not just free porn that often depicts a sexy scenario where two co-workers can’t keep their hands off each other and are doing it in every crevice of the office. Research shows that a large proportion of workers in real life are having sexual relations with colleagues, but more often that not, the outcome of sex at work poses a lot more problems and drama compared to a satisfying cum shot and no strings attached sex, like we see in porn.
Workers will always be worrying about the danger of exploitation, but according to Peter Handel at Carnegie Training, the real problem is when one person has power over another.
Handel trains personnel departments in 75 countries on how to deal with such a sensitive and difficult subject.
He says there are two main issues, “how can one be sure that the relationship is consensual, without any subtle or direct coercion, and is there a conflict of interest.”
A lot of companies have strict rules when it comes to the freedom of fucking at work. Some companies impose bans and Handel says that it’s because the relationships could interfere with the smooth running of an organization.
“If a coworker is sleeping with the boss, how do you know if that person is not getting better pay and better assignments?”
Six out of 10 colleagues are involved with each other in an intimate relationship and research shows that it is often women having affairs with more senior men.
“Men go for youth and beauty. Women are attracted by the aphrodisiac of power, the earning ability and someone able to look after children,” he says.
The reason why sexual relations in the workplace poses such a problem is because the line of flirtation and harassment is very fine.
You are really putting things on the line by becoming involved with someone at work, especially if they’re in a higher or lower position of power because if something did end badly, your job or their job, could be on the line.
I guess what you have to do before becoming involved is weigh out the pros and cons and decide if it would be worth it in the end.
But lets be honest, there’s nothing hotter than an office romance and having sex in the photocopy room.