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Issue 827, Mon 19 January, 2026

Dear Escapees,

Today is Blue Monday. Apparently the most miserable day of the year.

It’s a neat idea, really. A piece of marketing that suggests whatever you’re feeling right now can be fixed with a purchase, a plan, or a particularly upbeat smoothie.

But if today feels a bit heavy, there’s a good chance it’s not because you didn’t optimise January properly.

For a lot of people, low-level dissatisfaction doesn’t come from the weather or the calendar. It comes from spending most of your waking hours doing work that doesn’t quite fit anymore. Work that drains more than it gives, or feels disconnected from anything beyond the next meeting or the next item in your inbox.

Sixteen years ago, Escape was built on a simple belief: that when your work feels more meaningful, more aligned, and more human, life tends to feel better too. That belief is still what keeps us doing this.

This week’s Top 10 brings together roles where the work matters, the organisations care about how they operate, and people are trying to build something worthwhile. Thoughtful opportunities that could feel like a genuine step forward.

And if you want more structured support to think this through properly, alongside a group of people who really get it, our Career Change Accelerator starts in February. You can read more about it, or join our free Q&A next Tuesday 27th to ask questions and see whether it feels like the right fit.

Happy Escaping, 

Team Escape

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• Job Title: Communications Officer

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• Job Title: Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager

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• Job Title: Impact Investment Origination Analyst

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• Job Title: Paid Media Executive

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• Job Title: Head, Events Programming

  Organisation: Chatham House

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• Job Title: Financial Controller

  Organisation: Climate Arc

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