What is Running With Monkeys?
The newsletter HR doesn’t want you to read. The one you actually need.
Every circus needs a survivor.
Running With Monkeys exists because someone had to say it. Toxic workplaces are not just unpleasant. They are everywhere. They cause real damage. And most of the advice out there is either corporate-speak designed to protect the company or generic self-help that has never actually been inside a bad office.
Running With Monkeys is different. It is written by someone who has been there, survived it, and came out the other side with a working strategy and a sharp sense of humor about the whole thing.
This brand is anonymous. No real person is attached to it. Because that is part of the point, when you are inside a toxic workplace, the last thing you need is your name attached to your dissent. We know that. We live that. That is why we are here.
What you get every week
Four things. Every issue. No filler.
The Story
One anonymized reader submission per issue. This is the one you forward to your work friend at 9am.
The Script
One ready-to-use tactical template per issue. Copy, paste, send. Done.
The Reality Check
One HR or legal explainer that actually makes sense. No jargon.
The Exit Ramp
One resource or action step for when you are ready to get out.
You are in the right place if…
- ✓You have ever rehearsed a conversation with your boss before having it.
- ✓You know what gaslighting looks like because you have lived it.
- ✓You have googled whether what your manager did is actually legal.
- ✓You are still in the job but working on a plan to get out.
- ✓You need someone to tell you that you are not crazy.
The rules of this newsletter
Anonymous. Always.
No real names, no real companies, no identifying details. Ever.
Tactical.
Every issue delivers something you can actually use.
Honest.
Not everything has a silver lining. Sometimes the circus just burns.
Funny.
Because if you cannot laugh at it, it will break you.
What is Running With Monkeys?
The newsletter HR doesn’t want you to read. The one you actually need.
Every circus needs a survivor.
Running With Monkeys exists because someone had to say it. Toxic workplaces are not just unpleasant. They are everywhere. They cause real damage. And most of the advice out there is either corporate-speak designed to protect the company or generic self-help that has never actually been inside a bad office.
Running With Monkeys is different. It is written by someone who has been there, survived it, and came out the other side with a working strategy and a sharp sense of humor about the whole thing.
This brand is anonymous. No real person is attached to it. Because that is part of the point, when you are inside a toxic workplace, the last thing you need is your name attached to your dissent. We know that. We live that. That is why we are here.
What you get every week
Four things. Every issue. No filler.
The Story
One anonymized reader submission per issue. This is the one you forward to your work friend at 9am.
The Script
One ready-to-use tactical template per issue. Copy, paste, send. Done.
The Reality Check
One HR or legal explainer that actually makes sense. No jargon.
The Exit Ramp
One resource or action step for when you are ready to get out.
You are in the right place if…
- ✓You have ever rehearsed a conversation with your boss before having it.
- ✓You know what gaslighting looks like because you have lived it.
- ✓You have googled whether what your manager did is actually legal.
- ✓You are still in the job but working on a plan to get out.
- ✓You need someone to tell you that you are not crazy.
The rules of this newsletter
Anonymous. Always.
No real names, no real companies, no identifying details. Ever.
Tactical.
Every issue delivers something you can actually use.
Honest.
Not everything has a silver lining. Sometimes the circus just burns.
Funny.
Because if you cannot laugh at it, it will break you.
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