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... What was so stressful about Monet's life that she'd spend the next half hour taking aim at stacks of plates, an old computer monitor, and a keyboard?

"Work," Monet said, without missing a beat.

Monet, a special-ed high school teacher, clarified that the kids aren't the problem. It's the rest of it: the endless paperwork, shifting lesson plans, and constant assessments.

Inside the rage room, Monet was tentative at first, but then entered a flow state, conjuring up something that was bothering her before taking each swing. Then: Boom! She'd never done anything like this before, and it was thrilling. A half hour later, "it looked like an explosion had happened," she said.

The session, Monet said, did the trick, at least temporarily. "It was just this huge sense of calmness," Monet said.

Rage rooms and ax-throwing studios aren't a new concept. But in an era when American workers are stressed, facing layoffs, stuck in jobs they don't like, and worried their careers could turn obsolete, they're having a moment. They're finding a niche as venues for corporate team-building events and becoming after-work hangout spots where coworkers can bond and let off a little steam. ...