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Issue 857, Sun 16 August, 2026

Dear Escapees,

Career change often gets talked about as if it begins with one huge dramatic moment.

You slam the laptop shut. You resign magnificently. You buy a train ticket. You become the sort of person who says “I just knew I had to make a change”.

Sometimes it does happen like that.

More often, though, it starts with something much smaller and less glamorous. You stop pretending to be interested in a path that bores you. You admit that the thing you really like doing is not the thing on your job description. You talk to someone. You apply for something slightly random. You let yourself take one small step towards a life that makes more sense.

Tiny acts of rebellion, basically.

This week’s Top 10 is full of roles for people who may not be about to burn everything down, but are ready to stop sleepwalking quite so politely.

Happy Escaping,

Team Escape

• Job Title: Director, Growth

  Organisation: B Lab Global

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• Job Title: Global Community Manager

  Organisation: Wise

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• Job Title: Manager: Venture Building

  Organisation: Zinc Innovation Partners

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• Job Title: People & Culture Assistant

  Organisation: Ramblers Association

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• Job Title: People Lead

  Organisation: Unifrog

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• Job Title: Product Marketing Manager

  Organisation: YuLife

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• Job Title: Operations Manager

  Organisation: Unplugged

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• Job Title: Communications Officer

  Organisation: Campaign for National Parks

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• Job Title: Principal

  Organisation: Forward Institute

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• Job Title: Marketing and Event Manager

  Organisation: Climate Spring

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