r/ITCareerQuestions

556k members
r/ITCareerQuestions is a subreddit with 556k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses job, it, career, struggling, and tech, and they frequently recommend/review gym membership, operating system, and job boards.
This subreddit is designed to help anyone in or interested in the IT field to ask career-related questions.

Popular Themes in r/ITCareerQuestions

#1
Advice Requests
: "How do I know if I'm ready for Sysadmin?"
35 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "25, 5 years in IT, no degree/certs, underpaid. Am I cooked?"
6 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "City Salary Negotiation Room?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/ITCareerQuestions

#1

Job

: "Jumping around different IT Jobs. Am I making the right moves?"
134 posts
#2

It

: "How do you deal wIth downtime in It Helpdesk?"
126 posts
#3

Career

: "Career jump into IT at 30 taking a pay cut. How long should I stay before moving on?"
106 posts
#4

Struggling

56 posts
#5

Tech

: "Struggling as a computer Tech for an MSP | What can I do to get ahead?"
40 posts
#6

Entry

23 posts
#7

Study

21 posts
#8

Entry Level

20 posts
#9

Interview

: "Got asked how I use AI during a junior SOC Interview and I was not ready for it"
16 posts
#10

Resume

: "I am exhuasted by Resume revisions, networking, working to improve interview skills, applying to jobs, etc I can't tell when I am the problem or when things are just that bad??"
15 posts

Products Discussed in r/ITCareerQuestions

#1
Planet Fitness
4.3 from 8 reviews
#2
EOS
4.0 from 1 review
#1
Windows
4.0 from 4 reviews
#2
Ubuntu
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Windows 11
4.0 from 1 review

Job Boards

5 reviews
#1
LinkedIn
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Cognizant
3.0 from 1 review
#3
Otta
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/ITCareerQuestions

#1
Seeking Advice
: "Do you consider help desk a “real job?” I feel like a complete miserable loser compared to my friends and family."
51 posts
#2
Resume Help
: "IT in the navy, will resume be stronger than Civilians in IT?"
5 posts
#3
Early Career
: "[Week 21 2026] Entry Level Discussions!"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/ITCareerQuestions

Yearly
+58k members(11.7%)

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Last updated: June 5, 2026