there is only one commandment that matters: "Thou shall not offend against the notions of thy neighbor"

If you want to relax in slack time and go balls to the wall in crisis, that's fine, as long as it is generally recognized as your mode of employment. If not generally recognized, then it is your problem to get recogition, a new job with the proper requirements, or go with the general flow.

They don't need much of an excuse to beat the shit out of the different colored monkey...

It's not pretty, but it's an employer's market.

Evaluate your needs and the market for your skills; go from there. If you are perceived to have "a bad work ethic", you are probably on short time anyhow... no matter how good you are.

just my POV,

Hugh