r/work is a subreddit with 307k members. The community frequently discusses work, looking for a job, new job, job, and work stress, and they frequently recommend/review work shoes, steel toe boots, and management software, and the most common flair used is workplace challenges and conflicts, questions, job search and career advancement, work-life balance and stress management, and professional development and skill building.
Working life, good and bad. Jobs, careers, management, burnout, promotions, quitting, boredom, and the parts of work nobody puts in the job description.
Popular Topics in r/work
#1
Work
45 posts
#2
Looking For A Job
41 posts
#3
New Job
33 posts
#4
Job
6 posts
#5
Work Stress
6 posts
#6
Part Time Job
3 posts
#7
Boss
3 posts
#8
Hr
3 posts
#9
Coworker Conflict
3 posts
#10
Job Dissatisfaction
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/work
Work Shoes
22 reviews
#1
Shoes for Crews
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Clarks
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
SAS
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Steel Toe Boots
5 reviews
#1
Puma
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Skechers
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
Doc Martin
5.0★ from 1 review
Management Software
4 reviews
#1
Microsoft
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Asana
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Monday
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/work
#1
Workplace Challenges and Conflicts
: "Need advice: A new trainee took a key on my shift and won't give it back. Worried I'll get fired."
32 posts
#2
Questions
: "My company sent out a department-wide email asking for brainstorm use cases for AI. And if the use case I mention gets implemented, I may get a prize. Why the FRICK would I do their discovery work for them so that they can find ideas of how to automate our work? Am I right to be offended by this? 😡"
15 posts
#3
Job Search and Career Advancement
: "Over a year after a layoff, a former Sr. Director feels irrelevant and is slipping into depression"
8 posts
#4
Work-Life Balance and Stress Management
: "California's $450 unemployment cap is a joke for Bay Area living costs"
7 posts
#5
Professional Development and Skill Building
: "How do you motivate yourself to work a job you hate?"
2 posts
#6
USA
: "Anyone wanna make some money?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/work
Yearly
+96k members(45.3%)
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Last updated: October 26, 2026