Indians have office sex!

Indians have office sex!
India Daily - Whitehouse Station,NJ,USA


India's carnal colleagues are finally coming out of the closet. Forced to work long hours and in close proximity, today's professionals are grabbing pleasure wherever they can find it. It doesn''t seem to matter where they work or what they do. Men and women from different walks of life admit dating co-workers and eventually going to bed with them. "I worked with a call center for eight years and know what happens there. Those on night shifts usually end up getting physical.

One day I walked into a cubicle and saw a couple making out. I don''t think they were worried about anybody walking in on them, not even the boss!" says Surbhi, former process trainer at a Delhi call center. Karan, marketing executive with a MNC, agrees work and pleasure do mix. "Dating in office is becoming quite common. And things just move ahead from there. You get to know people at office parties and the next thing you are jumping into bed together," he says. Interestingly, peers rank higher than bosses when it comes to office sex. "I had a crush on my boss but backed out when I realised how complicated an affair like this could get. Not only would I be accused of sleeping around for a promotion, but my boss was likely to get into trouble as well. Things are far simpler when you are involved with a co-worker," insists Sonal, assistant merchandiser with an export firm. The affinity for someone from the same social group is understandable, says well-known psychologist Dr Premlata Chawla. "When people of nearly the same age spend so much time together, they tend to share a lot of their thoughts and feelings. However achieving that kind of comfort level with a person hierarchically superior to you is difficult. Also people in the office will take more interest in your personal life if you are dating the boss," she says. But not everybody plays by the rules. Vivek, a senior manager with a Delhi hotel, has no regrets about having sexual relations with his secretary. "I am happily married and have two kids. But I have been dating my secretary for the last two years. We also have sex. Although she has a boyfriend, we have decided to remain on good terms even if she gets married," he claims. Just like there's no gain without pain, PR guru and Co-Founder of Perfect Relations Dilip Cherian warns that sexual relations at the workplace has inherent dangers. According to him: "There's usually a strict corporate policy about such things. Those caught in the act could lose their jobs." Things are hardly any better in the uniformed services where the sex ratio has improved since women began to be recruited in greater numbers. "While it's natural for people to fall in love, unfortunately it can''t go beyond that. If anyone is caught in an explicit act or things happen without consent, then legal, administrative and disciplinary action is taken against the offender or offenders," says DCP (Crime Branch) Tajinder Luthra.