The Real Hard Sell by William W. Stuart — Read

Naturally human work was more creative, more inspiring, more important than robot drudgery. Naturally it was the most important task in all the world... or was it?

Ben Tilman sat down in the easiest of all easy chairs. He picked up a magazine, flipped pages; stood up, snapped fingers; walked to the view wall, walked back; sat down, picked up the magazine.