Work in Progmess

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...

The Work in Progmess Team October 7, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, where even your overthinking deserves color commentary. This week, we dive into a universal phenomenon: the Replay Reel. Yes... that late-night highlight show your brain runs after a big day. Whether it’s a golf tournament, a pickleball match, or a particularly intense parent-teacher conference, your mind insists on reviewing every shot, every line, every awkward moment. — The Mess 📰Headline...

The Work in Progmess Team September 30, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk Welcome back to Work In Progmess, the only leadership newsletter willing to admit the truth: your career is less about résumés and more about whether people can tolerate you with a drink in their hand. This week’s headline? A bold new academic standard that finally reflects reality: the Happy Hour Test is here, and it is now standardized. — The Mess 📰Headline Shocker Happy Hour Test Added to SATs: Students Must Prove They...

The Work in Progmess Team September 23, 2025 💌 From the Editor’s Desk WARNING: Rant Incoming! Welcome back to Work In Progmess, where optimism renews every week and dies by Monday night. Yesterday the New York Jets did what they do best: invent new ways to lose. They are now 0–3, and my Mondays are officially ruined for the third week in a row. By Friday I will be optimistic again. By Monday night I will be crushed again. And by Tuesday morning I will be questioning my life choices again. It...