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The people you work with are driving you nuts and you’d love nothing more than to scream at them at the top of your lungs.1
Sure， you’d feel so much better venting your rage， but overt anger remains a taboo at the office.2 In some cases， it could get you fired. Most of us instead keep a tight lid on3 our fury.
Still， “office rage” is real and a growing concern， according to experts. “It’s a sort of jokey title， but…everyone knows what you’re talking about，” says Lucy Beresford， a psychotherapist and relationship expert.4
Office life is increasingly frustrating and many workers feel powerless with little control， her research found. 83% of us have seen a colleague lose their temper at work and 63% of us have lost our temper， according to her study. Other studies show similar statistics.
Among the worst office irritants： computer crashes， uncooperative printers， annoying， lazy colleagues and inconsiderate bosses.5 Unsurprisingly， receiving after-hours6 work emails had a similar effect according to a 2015 study from the University of Texas at Arlington.
But there might be a better solution to bottling up the boiling waters， one that lets off steam and keeps you employed.7 Enter rage rooms， a trend for a safe space where you can unleash8 your full anger—sometimes with the help of a baseball bat. Here， the stressed-out pay to smash items of their choosing and leave someone else to clean up the wreckage.9
“We’re giving people permission to get angry in a safe environment，” says Ed Hunter， founder of The Break Room， which opened in Melbourne， Australia. “It’s a fairly natural rebellion10.” Work stress is a growing concern for both employers and employees according to a report by health insurer11 Medibank Private. Work-related stress costs Australian business AUD$10 billion a year， according to a 2013 report by independent body Safe Work Australia12.
“We’re always told not to break things， to control anger， to be well-behaved，” says Stephen Shew， co-founder Battle Sports in Toronto， Canada. “Or， ‘if you break things you have to buy them’. But in the rage room， they can do just that and not get in trouble.”
Battle Sports discovered that office equipment draws particular ire13. Trashing14 it as part of the “Office Space”package， which costs $35， is popular.
“People love to smash printers. We go through15 more than 15 printers a week，” says Shew. It’s the quintessential representation of an office environment， he says， and destroying one is quite satisfying—think printer demolition in the 1999 comedy Office Space.16
Sure， you’d feel so much better venting your rage， but overt anger remains a taboo at the office.2 In some cases， it could get you fired. Most of us instead keep a tight lid on3 our fury.
Still， “office rage” is real and a growing concern， according to experts. “It’s a sort of jokey title， but…everyone knows what you’re talking about，” says Lucy Beresford， a psychotherapist and relationship expert.4
Office life is increasingly frustrating and many workers feel powerless with little control， her research found. 83% of us have seen a colleague lose their temper at work and 63% of us have lost our temper， according to her study. Other studies show similar statistics.
Among the worst office irritants： computer crashes， uncooperative printers， annoying， lazy colleagues and inconsiderate bosses.5 Unsurprisingly， receiving after-hours6 work emails had a similar effect according to a 2015 study from the University of Texas at Arlington.
But there might be a better solution to bottling up the boiling waters， one that lets off steam and keeps you employed.7 Enter rage rooms， a trend for a safe space where you can unleash8 your full anger—sometimes with the help of a baseball bat. Here， the stressed-out pay to smash items of their choosing and leave someone else to clean up the wreckage.9
“We’re giving people permission to get angry in a safe environment，” says Ed Hunter， founder of The Break Room， which opened in Melbourne， Australia. “It’s a fairly natural rebellion10.” Work stress is a growing concern for both employers and employees according to a report by health insurer11 Medibank Private. Work-related stress costs Australian business AUD$10 billion a year， according to a 2013 report by independent body Safe Work Australia12.
“We’re always told not to break things， to control anger， to be well-behaved，” says Stephen Shew， co-founder Battle Sports in Toronto， Canada. “Or， ‘if you break things you have to buy them’. But in the rage room， they can do just that and not get in trouble.”
Battle Sports discovered that office equipment draws particular ire13. Trashing14 it as part of the “Office Space”package， which costs $35， is popular.
“People love to smash printers. We go through15 more than 15 printers a week，” says Shew. It’s the quintessential representation of an office environment， he says， and destroying one is quite satisfying—think printer demolition in the 1999 comedy Office Space.16