OTIOSE-IHR-002 · ACKNOWLEDGED
NO REPLY REQUIRED / 返信不要
Internal HR · Rubber Stamp
IHR serial
OTIOSE-IHR-002
size
39 × 18 mm
made in
Japan · Wooden mount rubber stamp
intended use
desk use / gift / joke
impression
development intent
Too many people reply just to prove they saw it. So we authorized silence.
situations
- Stamp it for yourself when you keep answering emails you don't owe.
- See a teammate panicking over every message — leave a sticky on their desk.
- Someone's stuck in a 40-person group email: walk over and stamp their notepad.
how to read it 🇯🇵
reading
へんしんふよう · henshin fuyō
literal
Reply unnecessary
OTIOSE English
NO REPLY REQUIRED mirrors office English on memos. Softer than 'don't reply' — it removes the duty, not the person.
FOR vs AGAINST
FOR
Nora Blake
Staff · otiose corp.
“A reply tomorrow is fine. Sometimes next week is fine. Not every email needs an answer tonight.”
AGAINST
Derek Holt
Manager · otiose corp.
“When I ask for a reply, I mean now. Not tomorrow. Ideally within five minutes.”
INTERNAL VOTE
Adopted by majority FOR. This rubber stamp is now official Internal HR inventory.
FOR — signatories
+84
Official stamps for unofficial states.
Real companies won't name these states. As fictional Internal HR, we authorize what no workplace will stamp.
Issued in Japan by Internal HR. Valid worldwide.
PRICE
$28
