Office
rage
Are
your
work
colleagues
driving
you
crazy
?
Sometimes
,
it's
hard
to
control
your
anger
and
can
result
in
being
or
worse
,
being
fired
.
Work
-
related
stress
is
recognized
as
a
growing
problem
and
?
through
illness
and
loss
of
productivity
?
is
costing
employers
all
over
the
world
billions
.
Most
workers
have
witnessed
someone
lose
their
temper
(
83%
)
or
have
lost
their
temper
themselves
(
63%
)
.
Some
of
the
major
irritants
include
:
inconsiderate
bosses
,
lazy
colleagues
,
noise
,
after
hour
emails
and
phone
calls
,
and
technical
difficulties
.
work
-
related
irritants
can
cause
a
huge
amount
of
anger
and
stress
.
So
is
there
a
safe
way
to
release
it
?
One
unusual
way
to
is
to
visit
a
rage
room
,
where
you
can
pay
to
trash
a
printer
or
some
other
pieces
of
office
equipment
?
usually
with
a
baseball
bat
.
Prices
vary
from
$20
to
$100
lasting
between
10
to
45
minutes
.
Ed
Hunter
,
who
founded
a
rage
room
in
Australia
,
said
:
?
We're
giving
people
permission
to
get
angry
in
a
safe
environment
.
?
This
is
a
new
and
fun
way
to
break
work
-
related
stress
.
Stephen
Shew
,
who
co
-
founded
Battle
Sports
in
Toronto
,
says
they
go
through
15
printers
a
week
.
Other
rage
room
services
in
the
United
States
agree
that
it
is
a
growing
niche
market
and
they
ask
their
clients
to
sign
disclaimers
and
wear
protective
clothing
and
masks
before
they
begin
office
equipment
.
Rage
rooms
seem
to
attract
a
professional
clientele
:
lawyers
,
civil
servants
,
and
corporate
employees
.
Some
like
to
pile
the
office
equipment
in
a
pyramid
shape
and
take
some
selfies
before
beginning
the
destruction
.
Interestingly
enough
,
some
of
the
rage
room
companies
cite
that
60
to
70%
of
their
clients
are
female
.
But
is
this
a
good
way
to
relieve
stress
?
Professor
Brad
J
.
Bushman
of
The
Ohio
State
University
disagrees
.
He
argues
that
thinking
about
something
that
makes
you
angry
and
smashing
things
in
response
to
it
,
will
only
remind
you
about
these
tense
situations
and
will
inevitably
make
you
relive
them
.
He
recommends
responding
to
anger
in
more
common
ways
,
such
as
:
watching
a
comedy
,
using
delay
tactics
like
counting
to
ten
,
or
doing
nothing
at
all
.
He
argues
that
this
is
a
better
resolution
to
using
rage
rooms
.
High
blood
pressure
,
heart
rate
,
and
adrenaline
should
not
be
accompanied
by
destroying
furniture
and
office
equipment
.
So
,
what
should
you
do
if
you
feel
angry
at
work
?
Some
of
the
recommendations
include
:
?
Delay
tactics
?
count
to
ten
before
speaking
.
?
Don't
get
'hangry'
?
some
people
get
grumpy
when
they
don't
eat
.
Feed
your
body
well
and
at
regular
times
.
?
Music
?
listen
to
something
that
calms
you
at
work
.
?
Distraction
?
do
something
that
will
completely
take
your
mind
off
the
issue
.
Talk
to
a
colleague
about
something
unrelated
,
do
some
sudoku
or
breathing
exercises
,
or
go
to
the
gym
during
your
lunch
break
.
Let's
check
your
understanding
!