r/work is a subreddit with 282k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses work, looking for a job, new job, coworker, and job, and they frequently recommend/review work shoes, steel toe boots, and management software.
Working life, good and bad. Jobs, careers, management, burnout, promotions, quitting, boredom, and the parts of work nobody puts in the job description.
Popular Themes in r/work
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Every day when I leave, my boss says, “Leaving already?” Today I replied, "I did my 8 hours" and he says “Well, you are salaried”. I do my work, don’t use my computer for anything other than work, and also work from home. What’s his deal?"
31 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to emotionally detach from a stressful job I can’t leave right now"
9 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "I make 25$ per week where i work 12 hours 7 days"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/work
#1
Work
: "Do you feel annoyed on Sunday evening at the thought of needing to go to Work the next day?"
56 posts
#2
Looking For A Job
41 posts
#3
New Job
32 posts
#4
Coworker
: "My Coworkers are nice but not necessarily good people"
20 posts
#5
Job
19 posts
#6
Boss
: "HR wants to meet with me and Boss’ Boss tomorrow. Am I getting fired?"
16 posts
#7
Hr
: "Hr wants to meet with me and boss’ boss tomorrow. Am I getting fired?"
6 posts
#8
Bullying
5 posts
#9
Manager
: "Former Manager trying to dump another team's work onto my team"
5 posts
#10
Company
: "15 years loyalty rendered meaningless"
5 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
: "Every day when I leave, my boss says, “Leaving already?” Today I replied, "I did my 8 hours" and he says “Well, you are salaried”. I do my work, don’t use my computer for anything other than work, and also work from home. What’s his deal?"
130 posts
#2
Work-Life Balance and Stress Management
: "US - 2 weeks PTO is such a joke"
32 posts
#3
Questions
: "HR wants to meet with me and boss’ boss tomorrow. Am I getting fired?"
14 posts
#4
Job Search and Career Advancement
: "Does anyone out there prefer working over school?"
11 posts
#5
Employment Rights and Fair Compensation
: "Is it unprofessional to tell my boss that I'm going to resign if he doesn't increase my salary?"
8 posts
#6
Professional Development and Skill Building
: "My coworkers saved payslips, loan applications and personal docs to A SHARED TEAM DRIVE"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/work
Yearly
+90k members(46.5%)
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Last updated: July 16, 2026