Lara, a young human resources manager, meets Maria at the campus entrance. As in her previous interviews, Lara is barefoot and wearing only a light dress. Maria could bet there is no underwear. With her casual jeans, thick T-shirt, and running shoes, Maria feels a bit overdressed next to her.
"Welcome aboard." Lara smiles. "Come on, let me show you around and give you some final information."
The campus is small and cozy, the two-story company building surrounded by a green park. Maria sees a number of people working with their notebooks on the benches and on the flat roof terrace. They are all dressed very casually, many of them barefoot, the women wearing light dresses. Maria likes the place, but something still bothers her.
"Is there some kind of dress code?" she asks. "All these dresses, bare feet, and so on."
"No dress code at all!" Lara assures her. "You wear what you like. Our people just find this style the most comfortable, you can embrace it or not, your choice."
They walk slowly along the park path to the building.
"We are a small company, only about two hundred people, all of them work here," Lara says. Well, Maria already knows that, she gathered all the information before applying here. They are a small company that does wonderful projects, highly recommended by other programmers. She really wants to work here.
"Standard insurance package, good kitchen, gym on-site," Lara continues. Maria knows all this.
"The gender ratio is skewed toward males, about ten to one," Lara continues. Hmmm? That's something new. "In general, there are fewer women than men in IT, you know, but even fewer of them fit our working practices. We're happy to have you and hope you'll stay with us for a long time."
Maria stops. "Practices? What practices?"
Lara smiles. "Actually, you could have guessed them from our interview questions, but it's time to tell you explicitly. Our working methods, coding conventions, and all that stuff are standard. But we use unique practices to keep everyone relaxed and sharp most of the time. We encourage everyone to have sex during breaks, as much as they can and want to. It really does wonders for our productivity."
Maria is not shocked, but still very surprised. "You're right, now all these strange questions about my sexual preferences, open-mindedness, and number of sexual partners make perfect sense... But is it legal?"
"Strictly speaking, yes. We are all adults and can have sex whenever we want, and there is no violence or coercion here, that is the main rule. Everything is strictly voluntary. But of course, we can't advertise it openly."
Maria hesitates. "So... how is this all arranged? When do I have to fuck? Ten to one, oh God..."
Lara puts a hand on her shoulder. "You don't have it yet. There are no necessary schedules or rules. You just fuck when you want, with whom you want, if there is a mutual desire. And you don't fuck if you don't want to. No pressure at all."
"But," she smiles, "all our women are happy to do it. I think you will be happy too. Now let me show you the place."
***
Finally, the moment arrives. Maria looks around at the workspaces, the rooms full of developers. Some are in the middle of coding, others are drinking coffee or chatting. All dressed in their own comfortable style. Maria finds the sight amazing.
In the lobby, Maria saw a few men and women, mostly young and attractive, sitting together, chatting and laughing. At least the women are really happy and relaxed, she remarks to herself.
She hears familiar moans. At least two women are enjoying sex somewhere nearby.
"Yes," Lara smiles. "We do not practice sex in the workrooms, it distracts everyone too much. We have several special break rooms for that."
"I want to see."
"Of course."
They come out into the hallway. The groaning is louder there.
"Here you go," Lara opens the door.
A cozy room with several couches, two of them occupied by couples. One woman is close to orgasm, her eyes closed and her mouth open. Another is more aware of her surroundings, grinning broadly and waving to them.
"Let's go upstairs."
Maria follows Lara. They enter a huge attic. The floor seems to be covered with a thin carpet. All the walls are covered with blackboards, and on the opposite wall is a whiteboard.
"This is the main area," Lara explains, turning around. "It's used for presentations and meetings. At the other end is the conference room. I will show it to you later. Here, this is the Chief Architect's office. And here is the special communication hall..."
They enter. The first thing Maria sees is two naked women on the super-comfortable special chairs, a bit like the gynecological ones. The women are moaning with pleasure as they are being fucked. About a dozen more men are waiting in line, sitting in soft chairs and chatting about work.
"What is this?"
"That's a special place to make and maintain cross-team connections. It works much better than the usual team buildings."
"And the women?"
"They are on full-time duty here, serving everyone. We all sign up for the schedule here, each woman has her shift about once every two weeks."
"And will I be there?"
"Only if you want to, my dear. But you'll soon find out that no one is willing to give you their place on the list. If you want to try, you have to sign up two weeks in advance."
"Wow. Just... wow."
She stares at the couples having sex, the women screaming loudly with pleasure. "Don't worry," Lara assures them. "No one will disturb you unless you ask for it or are in danger of breaking the rules. Of course, the men are always free to use the whole room for themselves, no restrictions. We have our share of gay and bisexual men. But mostly it is straight heterosexual contact, like everywhere else.
"But it's not just for sex, of course," Lara continues. "We use the place to chat, to make plans, to get to know each other, and we do all that a lot. There are video feeds set up, you can watch whatever you want."
"What about the men?"
"They can watch too. Of course, no one is allowed to disturb anyone."
"Can I watch and learn?"
Lara nods. "No problem. You can watch as often as you like, just like everyone else here. This is one of the most valuable practices, you can't overestimate it."
They return to their workroom. There are a dozen men and no women. Maria will be the first one here.
"This is your place, everything is already set up," Lara shows Maria the usual work desk with a laptop on it. "We have WiFi all over the place, so you can work from anywhere if you want. But I suggest you spend more time with the team. John is the team leader."
A handsome bearded man waves at Maria and smiles.
"Well, welcome aboard. If you need anything, just find me." And Lara walks away, briefly kissing a man sitting next to the door.
"Well... Hello everyone, I'm Maria," Maria says uncertainly.
***
John is a tall, slim and muscular man. He wears his hair short and has a beard that almost covers the top of his chest. His eyes look kind. "I'm John, your team leader." He holds out his hand for a handshake. "You're a programmer?"
Maria shakes his hand. "Yes, I'm a recent graduate."
He nods. "Well, that's good, we like people to get fresh experience here and learn our stack from the ground up. We use some non-standard technologies."
"Oh... Sounds exciting!"
"I think so. Well, here is our main documentation wiki. Start from there, and ask everyone here as soon as you have any questions. We will all be happy to help."
Maria looks at the documentation. "What kind of working practices are you using here?"
He grins. "Just a few ground rules. No one forces anyone to do anything. Everyone can enjoy their life as they please, or just take a break and work somewhere else, or sleep. Nobody cares as long as the work gets done. There are no mandatory schedules or deadlines, we release when we release. In fact, we don't have anything like that at all, we follow agile principles".
"Wow! That's great!"
And Maria opens the wiki home page.
***
Two hours later, she leans back in her chair and closes her eyes with her palms. She understands everything so far, but God, there is so much information! She has barely scratched the surface.
Strong, warm hands touch her from behind, gently massaging her neck and shoulders. She purrs with pleasure, then looks back.
"Hi, I'm Nick," a fat, soft young man says. "Please don't strain yourself. Our codebase is huge, we do not expect you to start coding anything useful here for at least a couple of weeks. Take your time and learn at your own comfortable pace."
"Gee, thanks!"
"And by the way, would you like to take a short break?"
Maria blushes. Whatever, she thinks, she will do it here sooner or later anyway. And Nick is a nice man.
"Sure!"
She leaves her shoes under the desk and follows him in her socks.
In the break room they hug, kiss, quickly undress and lie down. Maria started her sex life early and has always been sexually active, so she has been close to dozens of men, one more is no problem for her, not at all. She sighs with relief as he enters her, grabs his shoulders and crosses her legs over his waist.
This is a perfect quickie, they both reach orgasm in less than ten minutes.
"So fast..." Maria sighs slightly disappointed. She is used to longer sex and wants more.
Nick kisses her, gets up and starts to get dressed. Another couple comes in, greets them and takes a place on the nearby couch.
"This is just a quick break from work," Nick says. "And you, unlike me, can take practically as many of those breaks a day as you want."
"Point taken." Maria pulls on her long t-shirt, thinks for a moment, and simply rolls up the rest of her clothes. The t-shirt covers her hips, that's enough. She begins to understand why the women here wear dresses.
She returns to her laptop and continues to study. She actually feels more refreshed and energized after the break. By the end of the day, she sets up her first training project and takes breaks with three other men on her team.
All in all, it is a very positive and productive day.
In the evening, she puts on her jeans, but leaves her shoes and socks on and walks home barefoot, hippie style.
***
The next few days go well. There is a steady stream of visitors in the break rooms. Maria is a little shy at first, but quickly adapts to the atmosphere. She enjoys watching the men approach the women - sometimes just talking to them, sometimes being bold and direct, and sometimes starting with touching and caressing. Maria is also quite comfortable being observed.
On the second day, she gets to know the rest of the team. After some thought, she also signs up for the next available shift in the communication room, which is really two weeks away.
By the end of her first week, she is well on schedule. She finds that the Pomodoro technique works best for her, taking a 15-minute sex break after every 45 minutes of work. She often goes with two men at a time, because there are twelve men in the team and only 8-9 hours of work a day, and she hates to leave anyone unattended.
She does not like dresses (and she does not have any), so she wears long t-shirts at work and only adds jeans before leaving home.
On her first weekend, she already feels that she is missing this regular stimulation, so she needs to recharge her Satisfier three times a day. For years she was happy living alone, but now she is seriously considering moving in with someone, at least for frequent tactile and sexual contact.
***
The day before her Communication Room shift, Maria successfully merged her first feature update into the production branch, so she arrives in the morning feeling confident and accomplished. She has earned this full day off!
Her partner for this shift, Nika, is already here. They already know each other a little.
"First time?" Nika asks, hugging and kissing Maria.
"Yes."
"I envy you so much! Every layer is wonderful, but the first one is pure magic! Let me help you..."
And Nika helps Maria adjust the chair to her height.
"It's important to be as comfortable as possible, otherwise you'll get terrible sores in the evening," she explains. "The drinking tube is here. The blanket is there in case you get cold, but most of the time you'll be hot, believe me!"
"Oh... how wonderful."
"Yes, isn't it? Well, let's go. Don't be shy. And remember, you can always ask for a break."
They settle into their chairs and chat a bit until the first men arrive, most of them unknown to her. She makes acquaintances and chats with the first of them, but then becomes more and more focused on her sensations. Soon she loses count of men and orgasms.
Neither Nika nor Maria asks for a break, but several spontaneous breaks occur during the day when the flow of visitors slows down. They help each other out of the chairs, take a shower together, eat something, and then return to the waves of pleasure.
The whole day is a whirlwind of excitement, joy and pleasure. At the end of the day, she realizes that she is very eager to do it again. So the day is not quite over for her. She stays a little longer to socialize with the others, and then spends the night in the staff dormitory. She just can't go home after such a day.
Tomorrow she feels refreshed, like after a great vacation. She immediately signs up for the next shift.
Nika and she become great friends, soon they have a regular sex break together every Friday night, then they move in and start living together. They are a perfect match when it comes to hugging, caressing, and having sex in their free time.
***
Two months later, Maria feels like she has always worked here. They made the first release, which included her small but important pieces of code, and settled on a more ambitious second version. Two more men joined her team, and a few days later Lara brought a new woman into her room.
"Sarah, this is your team. Team, this is Sarah," Lara introduces.
Sarah seems to be a few years younger than Maria. She wears a sweater, jeans and sneakers. She stares at them a little wildly, especially at Maria, who is only wearing her usual work shirt.
"Look, look!" John whispers to Maria. "Two months ago you came in here with exactly the same expression on your face!"
"Are you kidding? I was just so scared..."
"Well, so were we at first."
"Yes, and then we learned that everyone is fine!"
Maria stands up, feeling like a veteran, and takes a step toward Sarah. "Welcome aboard," she says, hugging her, feeling her strong, slender body under the fabric. "With you, our team will be perfectly balanced. If you need anything, just ask me."
