Work in Progmess

The Work in Progmess Team December 9, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, where we process the modern world the only way we know how: with sarcasm, tenderness, and a light administrative panic. Last week, ChatGPT turned 3 years old. We are celebrating the birthday of the tool that has quietly rewritten homework, job applications, email etiquette, and the phrase “just Google it” into something much more alarming. And with that anniversary comes a reality check: the...

The Work in Progmess Team December 2, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, the only newsletter that fully supports your right to chase a deal, but also fully supports your right to regret every email subscription that followed. It is the Tuesday after Black Friday, which means millions of Americans are now grappling with an unexpected side effect of holiday shopping: the tidal wave of emails they accidentally signed up for while trying to save four dollars on a...

The Work in Progmess Team November 25, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, the newsletter that thrives on transparency, satire, and the occasional accidental HR violation. With layoffs dominating the news, we decided it was time to engage in responsible corporate governance. Time to optimize. Time to streamline. Time to re-evaluate our workforce. We quickly remembered we have exactly two employees. And neither of them receives a paycheck. So our Strategic Review...

The Work in Progmess Team November 18, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, the newsletter that celebrates personal growth but draws the line at anything sprouting from your face unexpectedly. This week’s edition was inspired by a shocking moment in one unsuspecting household. A moment that reminds us that everyone has blind spots. And sometimes those blind spots grow three inches overnight. — The Mess 📰Headline Shocker MAN DISCOVERS THREE-INCH FOREHEAD HAIR,...

The Work in Progmess Team November 11, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, where we believe every season has a mood and every mood has a playlist. This week marks the first full week since daylight savings time disappeared and took our collective willpower with it. The sun now sets at 4:45 p.m., leaving millions of professionals confused, cranky, and Googling “Is it normal to eat dinner at 5:10?” So in honor of our national power-down period, we bring you a special...

The Work in Progmess Team November 4, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, where we believe personal branding starts long before LinkedIn, usually in a high school hallway with questionable laundry habits. This week’s feature: a groundbreaking sociological study revealing that the average teenager’s graphic T-shirt may be the most honest form of self-expression ever created. Forget psych evaluations. Forget aptitude tests. Just check the laundry basket. — The Mess...

The Work in Progmess Team October 28, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, where our to-do lists are ambitious, our attention spans are short, and our pens are out of ink. This Thursday, October 30th, is National Checklist Day. A sacred holiday where Americans celebrate their love of crossing off meaningless boxes while quietly ignoring the items that actually matter. So grab your favorite pen and let’s check in on the country’s most productive form of...

The Work in Progmess Team October 21, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, where we’ve learned that the cloud may be powerful, but it still needs a nap every now and then. Yesterday’s massive AWS outage took down half the internet and, according to some reports, most people’s ability to function without it. Careers stalled, interviews imploded, and global productivity was last seen spinning in a loading loop. Things are mostly running again today, but the damage has...

The Work in Progmess Team October 14, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, where we raise a glass to anyone who has ever slipped quietly out of a networking event without enduring the awkward exit parade. This week’s headline? The Irish Goodbye gets a rebrand, from social faux pas to cutting-edge leadership strategy. Because in a world obsessed with visibility, sometimes the boldest move is disappearing entirely. — The Mess 📰Headline Shocker IRISH GOODBYE OFFICIALLY...