r/managers is a subreddit with 274k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses manager, hard time, hate, management, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review podcast recommendations, pm software, and tech stack.
A subreddit dedicated to discussions about being a manager, supervisor, boss, or business owner.
Popular Themes in r/managers
#1
Advice Requests
: "A guy who ran 40,000 Disney employees told me his secret was being the dumbest person in the room"
37 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "My hardest working employee is my worst performer. I know a PIP is warranted but I feel bad"
20 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a BDM and operations manager"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I'm trying to build an art brand where people don't buy paintings, they take home a feeling."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/managers
#1
Manager
27 posts
#2
Hard Time
14 posts
#3
Hate
13 posts
#4
Management
12 posts
#5
Struggling
10 posts
#6
Employee
8 posts
#7
Team
6 posts
#8
Employees
5 posts
#9
Promotion
: "Why are my managers being so evasive about a Promotion?"
5 posts
#10
Hiring
: "Another supervisor on my Hiring team is trying to snipe my candidate."
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/managers
Podcast Recommendations
5 reviews
#1
Harvard Business Review
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Coaching for Leaders
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Radical Candor
5.0★ from 1 review
Pm Software
3 reviews
#1
LiquidPlanner
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Jira
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Azure DevOps
4.0★ from 1 review
Tech Stack
1 review
#1
ClickUp
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/managers
#1
New Manager
: "Best Employee is Fighting Back Against RTO"
42 posts
#2
Seasoned Manager
: "About to lose a star performer due to poor leadership and communication, feeling frustrated"
13 posts
#3
Not a Manager
: "A guy who ran 40,000 Disney employees told me his secret was being the dumbest person in the room"
12 posts
#4
Aspiring to be a Manager
: "How did you go from middle manager to upper positions?"
4 posts
#5
Retired Manager
: "Leaving Management"
2 posts
#6
Business Owner
: "I'm trying to build an art brand where people don't buy paintings, they take home a feeling."
1 post
Member Growth in r/managers
Yearly
+95k members(53.3%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026