Her assistant and trainee

As Catherine stepped out of the elevator, discreetly trying to fix her skirt and underwear after they'd gotten a little dishelved during her elevator ride, and look a look around. Cubicles everywhere, about half of them already occupied.

Her own was a few rows down, next to her trainee-slash-assistant's, Chloe Laurent. The girl had only just graduated highschool and had landed an apprenticeship with Fairfield Financials. These was little doubt that her figure and the needs of Fairfield Financial's male employees had played a role in her getting the job, but that was essentially universal in this day and age, and it didn't actually take away from the girl also having the brains to do her nominal job as well.

Emphasis on 'Nominal', though, as Catherine spotted the girl at the watercooler, kneeling for two of her coworkers. Some relaxion before work began, so no sexual needs would distract the men.

Catherine rolled her eyes and made her way to her cubicle, starting her workstation and looking over the assigned work for today.

"'morning, Catherine."

"Good morning. Done with your service?"

Chloe made a face as she sat down next to Catherine, but refrained from actually saying anything. Catherine smiled. "I understand."

"So, got anything for me? You know, actual work? Paperwork?" Her eyes looked hopeful.

"Paperwork, no, but..." Catherine sent her assistant some files. "These need doing. And won't leave an aftertaste in your mouth, unlike other things that need doing."

"Will they sting?"

"Only if you do them wrong."

The two women looked at each other for a long moment, then the giggles started.

"I'll try to avoid that," Chloe eventually said. "Right, let's get going."

The day went on, the two women exchanging some gossip, ignoring the faint sounds of a caning in their supervisor's office, Catherine giving Chloe some tips on how to speed up her work, and Chloe giving a commisserating glance in the direction of the woman whose caning they'd just barely overheard a little earlier, now shuffling back to her cubicle with her knickers between her ankles and a gag in her mouth. All in all, it was a quiet day.

"Catherine? A word, please. Chloe as well."

The two women looked up, only to see their supervisor, Mr Greene, standing by their cubicles.