{"product_id":"how-to-look-busy-at-work","title":"How To Look Busy At Work","description":"This is not a real book. It’s actually a functional notebook\/journal with a ridiculous fake book cover. Or, as we call it, a Phantom Book.\n\nBecause why have a boring journal when that space could be used diabolically? Carry it into a meeting. Leave it on your desk at work. Gift it to a friend with absolutely no explanation.\n\nHow to Look Busy at Work: A Corporate Camouflage Manual is disguised as an essential workplace guide to appearing wildly productive while accomplishing almost nothing—from strategic calendar blocking and purposeful walks to the printer to maintaining a convincing Slack status and leaving a half-full coffee mug at your desk so everyone assumes you’re somewhere in the building.\n\nPerfect for coworker gifts, office gag gifts, White Elephant gift exchanges, Secret Santa, boss gifts, employee gifts, new job gifts, promotions, retirement gifts, office parties, and gifts for people who are impossible to shop for. It’s especially suited to remote workers, corporate employees, managers, office humor fans, meeting survivors, Slack and Teams users, and anyone who has ever discovered that looking busy and being busy are two entirely different skill sets.\n\nUnlike most gag gifts, this one is actually useful: once the joke lands, you’ve still got a real notebook for meeting notes, to-do lists, ideas, or writing down enough important-looking things to maintain the illusion.\n\nThe cover is the joke. The pages are yours.","brand":"Phantom Books","offers":[{"title":"Daily Planner","offer_id":50161920737557,"sku":"y25q6y","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Notebook","offer_id":50161923293461,"sku":"g7pv8q","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sketchbook","offer_id":50161923326229,"sku":"zgemq5","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0882\/9707\/9061\/files\/Screenshot_2026-09-09_at_10.57.21_PM.png?v=1789009056","url":"https:\/\/phantombooks.store\/products\/how-to-look-busy-at-work","provider":"Phantom Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}