Some people want you to be as lazy as possible at work. I’m all for it.

Layoffs and budget cuts may make you anxious, but that’s no reason to triple your workload. In fact, there are many ways to look as though you’re working hard when you’re hardly working, says business humorist Stanley Bing.

The article is a cheap plug for a book titled How to Relax Without Getting the Axe: A Survival Guide to the New Workplace which at one point I believe was under the working title of “This blogger’s life, stolen for print and profit”. Fine, the new title is catchier.

Here is a suggestion from Mr. Bing:

Look into corporate programs involving mentoring, philanthropy, community-based activity and social activism. It can be a pleasant alternative to actual work.

So instead of doing actual work that pays a salary, find ADDITIONAL WORK that doesn’t pay squat?

Can anyone can get a book deal these day?

Click here to get a copy of How to Relax Without Getting the Axe: A Survival Guide to the New Workplace.

Relax Without Getting the Ax; Fewer Turkey Naps (New York Times)