Free Department paperwork
Further evidence of professional activity.
Three documents for occasions when visible effort requires a paper trail.
Print a licence, confer a questionable honour or keep the authorised phrases within reach. These free A4 sheets belong to the satirical world of The Art of Appearing Busy at Work.
Download any sheet or all three. No account or email address required.
Pen Licence — Class P
Authority to make a visible mark. Issue to yourself or a willing colleague; the conditions remain entirely unnecessary.
1 page · A4 · PDF · 126 KB
Download pen licence
Certificate of Perceived Productivity
Recognition for well-timed nodding and conspicuous document movement. For shared workplace amusement; self-nomination is entirely in keeping with the occasion.
1 page · A4 · PDF · 127 KB
Download certificate
Emergency Busy Phrases
Five phrases and their authorised uses, for occasions when a response is required and a conclusion would be premature.
1 page · A4 · PDF · 132 KB
Download desk referenceFor complete administrative coverage
Download all three.
The same three sheets in one PDF. No additional forms have been introduced.
3 pages · A4 · PDF · 362 KB
Printing instructions
Print on A4 at Actual size / 100%, single-sided. No cutting required. Colour artwork also works in greyscale. The licence and certificate have space for handwritten names and issuing details.
Keep these sheets for personal and shared workplace amusement, with the Department and book credits attached.
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