Joseph Lapin.
A comic strip · mostly about work

Mostly Working.

Drawn from a co-working space in Fernandina Beach, Florida, where a handful of us run different companies out of the same rooms. None of the characters are actual people. All of it happened, mostly.

The Mostly Working cast standing together: Scott on the phone, Matt deadpan, Coach with a glove raised, Zane with coffee, Joe in the orange hoodie, Adam the robot waving.
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No. 21 · September 2026

Bedtime Story Replaced by Unscheduled Content Review

So here's what happened. A buddy of mine is at bedtime with his kid. He's supposed to be reading a book. He's scrolling LinkedIn instead, and one of my comics pops up in the feed. The kid wants to read that one. He reads it out loud. And the kid's verdict is absolutely clear: not funny.

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Four panels: a dad in glasses scrolls LinkedIn at his kid's bedside instead of reading the book. The kid spots a Mostly Working strip on the phone and demands that one. Dad reads it aloud. The kid's verdict: is that the joke? Dad texts Joe to make the comic funny next time. Joe says he'll put it in the comic.
The cast · different companies, same rooms
JoeJoethe founder, orange hoodie
AdamAdamthe AI, speaks in rectangles
MattMattdeadpan, dark hoodie
ZaneZanethe consultant
ScottScottalways on a call
CoachCoachgloves on
Every strip, by headlineNewest first
NO. 21

Bedtime Story Replaced by Unscheduled Content Review
NO. 20

100% Human-Made as a KPI
NO. 19

The AI Wave Hit. Outcomes Varied.
NO. 18

Wednesday Stoop-Grilling Initiative Surfaces Communication-Protocol Gaps
NO. 17

Goalkeeping as a Distributed Denial of Service
NO. 16

Piano Lessons as a Managed Service
NO. 15

Mentorship as a Contact Sport
NO. 14

Team Dinner. Headcount: One.
NO. 13

Companionship as a Service
NO. 12

Incident Report: Caregiver Failover Event
NO. 11

Caregiving as a Parallel Workstream
NO. 10

Goal-Setting with Emerging Talent
NO. 09

The Five Stages of Learning to Code with AI
NO. 08

Cross-Functional Feelings Alignment
NO. 07

Cold Exposure as a Q3 Initiative
NO. 06

Wellness as a Q3 Initiative
NO. 05

Everything Is Equally Meaningless. Very Efficient.
NO. 04

New Year's Resolutions
NO. 03

The Charity Email, a.k.a. Outsourcing Your Feelings
NO. 02

No AI-Generated Speeches at the Holiday Party
NO. 01

Office Christmas Party

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