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r/AskHR

Ask Human Resources

r/AskHR is a safe-for-work community on Reddit, ranked #595 on SubMouse with 1,852,673 subscribers and about 35 new posts a day.

Rank (SFW)#595
Subscribers1.9M
Growth since Nov 2+437
Posts per day35
Posts all time217.9K
CreatedAug 2012
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About r/AskHR

In its own words:

A place for employees to ask questions about compensation, benefits, harassment, discrimination, legal, and ethical issues in the workplace.

Community guide

r/AskHR (#595, about 1.9 million subscribers) — A place for employees to ask questions about compensation, benefits, harassment, discrimination, legal, and ethical issues in the workplace. A recent sample averaged 34 posts a day (~89% text, ~11% link). Its public rules include: Every post must have a location; Every thread must contain a question about employment or a workplace topic; No harassing or exceptionally rude posts/comments; No Sexist Comments; No homework, surveys, research, or "how to get into HR" questions.

What belongs here

Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent fandoms or general off-topic dumps.

How it differs from lookalikes

The length of the public rule list is itself a signal: skim all of them once before assuming defaults from similar communities. Submission type is set to “self”—link/text expectations may differ from open “any” rooms.

Practical pointers

Read the current sidebar/rules on Reddit before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: Workplace Issues, Recruitment & Talent Acquisition, Policy & Procedures, Employee Relations.

The community was created on Aug 19, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 437 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/chess (#594) and ahead of r/crossfit (#596) in our ranking.

What sets r/AskHR apart

r/AskHR is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 89% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 35% across the Top 100. People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 5.7 comments per post, against 13.0 for a typical large subreddit. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 10.0× as many posts as the quietest (06:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

1.85M1.85MSep 19Nov 9, 2026

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/AskHR grew from 1,848,966 to 1,852,673 subscribers (+3.7K, +0.20%). That is about 73 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.

Top posts on r/AskHR this week

This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 7, 2026).

  1. [OH] Pumping questionu/No_Wall1751 · Nov 2 · text post
  2. Not allowed to… have a baby? [IN]u/ohh-shit-a-rat · Nov 5 · text post
  3. [NY] Coworker complained about my accomodations at work?u/LilRaichu789 · Nov 6 · text post
  4. [CA]: Potentially misclassified as exempt in California. How would you approach this?u/Accomplished-Cod-555 · Nov 2 · text post
  5. [IA] HR Interview Availability Request, no response - confusing email msg, Call HR?u/brian-augustin · Nov 2 · text post
  6. [MD] Tips for asking HR to enforce MD's ban on indoor vaping- coworkers in my office vape everyday in the officeu/RC_Colada · Nov 6 · text post
  7. [MI] Has anyone successfully appealed a denied newborn insurance enrollment after adding their baby as a dependent but missing the medical election?u/_ayde_ · Nov 4 · text post
  8. [IL] Is it ok to apply at the same companiesu/Cirennn · Nov 4 · text post
  9. Upcoming surgery - manager said no STD [MO]u/Wooden_Biscotti8968 · Nov 4 · text post
  10. [NY], At what point are we (sups/managers) obligated to start the interactive process/offer support with an employee without them asking first?u/1assortment_of_rats · Nov 4 · text post

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/AskHR, from 2023 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.

  1. [WY] The guy who started today is clearly not the guy we interviewed and no one else has noticedu/LuciusDickusMaximus · Sep 5, 2024 · text post
  2. [OR] Not Hiring Trump SupportersFeb 23, 2025 · text post
  3. Boss is requiring me to participate in our office blood drives [NE]u/CaptainTime5556 · Aug 13, 2025 · text post
  4. [NC] Boss says I can't use the bathroom from 8-5u/phasttZ · Mar 7, 2024 · text post
  5. [NJ] My Boss showed up at the ERu/Alarming-Cup1392 · Jan 14, 2025 · text post
  6. [CA] Can I Require WFH Employee Not Work When People Are In The House?u/ThoughtsInside · Sep 10, 2024 · text post
  7. [PR] Coworker asked me for milk for his coffee because I'm breastfeedingu/StripperColumns · Nov 2, 2023 · text post
  8. [Mo] My boss didn’t want to let me WFH after bleeding through my pants at worku/BrandiiMariee · Aug 21, 2024 · text post
  9. [CAN] I was forced to drink at a work eventu/ThrowRATimely_Si364 · Mar 4, 2024 · text post
  10. [AE] I broke my leg and HR told me I was lyingu/Miracle_allligner · Jan 3, 2025 · text post

What r/AskHR talks about

Across 245 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “job”, “check”, “background”, “manager” and “question”. Other frequent themes are employer, leave, offer, company, pto and work. Recurring phrases include “background check”, “job offer”, “maternity leave” and “job position”. By format, 89% are text posts and 11% are links.

  • job 30
  • check 15
  • background 15
  • manager 13
  • question 13
  • employer 12
  • leave 11
  • offer 10
  • company 9
  • pto 8
  • work 8
  • fmla 8
  • india 8
  • boss 7
  • normal 7
  • position 7
  • pip 7
  • accommodation 6

Popular post flairs: Workplace Issues (26), Recruitment & Talent Acquisition (21), Policy & Procedures (14), Employee Relations (11), Leaves (9), United States Specific (9).

Activity and best time to post

r/AskHR gets about 35 new posts a day. The public archive holds 217,876 posts and 1,252,665 comments in total, about 5.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (50 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (22). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 06:00 UTC.

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Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026
Text posts 89%Links 11%

Rules of r/AskHR

The moderators of r/AskHR list 12 rules. In short:

  1. Every post must have a location
  2. Every thread must contain a question about employment or a workplace topic
  3. No harassing or exceptionally rude posts/comments
  4. No Sexist Comments
  5. No homework, surveys, research, or "how to get into HR" questions
  6. Do not ask for PM's or PM people directly
  7. No advice to contact the media or similar
  8. Pictures & Links only allowed if SFW and do not violate other rules
  9. No Block Chain or Cryptocurrency posts
  10. No personally identifiable information about other people

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/AskHR and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How many members does r/AskHR have?

r/AskHR has 1,852,673 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #595 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,707 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.

How old is r/AskHR?

r/AskHR was created on Aug 19, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jan 23, 2013.

How active is r/AskHR?

Very active: r/AskHR gets about 35 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 217,876 posts and 1,252,665 comments. In a sample of 245 recent posts we counted 216 different authors.

When is r/AskHR most active?

Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 06:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What is r/AskHR about?

The community describes itself as: “A place for employees to ask questions about compensation, benefits, harassment, discrimination, legal, and ethical issues in the workplace.” Recent post titles often mention job, check, background, manager and question. Most posts are text posts (89%).

Is r/AskHR safe for work?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/AskHR as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

How do I post on r/AskHR?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/AskHR accepts text posts only, with galleries enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Every post must have a location”; “Every thread must contain a question about employment or a workplace topic”; “No harassing or exceptionally rude posts/comments”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

Which communities are like r/AskHR?

Communities with similar topics include r/AskReddit (60.1M), r/Piracy (3.1M), r/ask (1.3M), r/AskCulinary (1.3M) and r/AskEurope (1.7M).

Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/AskHR.

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