Most launch announcements promise big things. Our spokesperson would like to sit down.

I run the Department of Doing Nothing, a fictional one-person comedy department. The first productivity meeting was cancelled, the founder is also Employee of the Month, and our five-year plan is a very comfortable cushion.

The project uses short office memos and videos to turn deliberate laziness into a running joke. You can see the material on the brand's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/departmentofdoingnothing/

The latest short is a job interview where doing absolutely nothing makes the candidate overqualified:

Instagram Department of Doing Nothing on Instagram: "Job requirement: must be able to sit with the consequences of doing nothing. Welcome to the Department of Doing Nothing. A fictional comedy depart... 0 likes, 0 comments - departmentofdoingnothing on October 16, 2026: "Job requirement: must be able to sit with the consequences of doing nothing. Welcome to the Department of Doing Nothing. A fictional comedy department with a real personal fundraiser. Voluntary contributions support my personal li... www.instagram.com

There is a real personal fundraiser behind the fictional department, with a wildly optimistic $100,000 goal. Voluntary contributions support my personal living expenses, leisure and savings. This is a personal fundraiser, with no products, investments, prizes, rewards or promises of future content.

Optional support:

Buy Me a Coffee Department of Doing Nothing is a very ambitious plan to do less Most fundraisers promise to change the world. I would like to change position on the sofa.I'm the founder, sole employee and Employee of the Month at the Department of Doing Nothing. The competition w buymeacoffee.com

Enjoying the jokes is free. Sharing them is appreciated, although it does sound suspiciously like work. Please only contribute if you can comfortably afford it.

I am the person behind this project. The department is fictional; the request for money is real.

That’s really awesome. 😄