About r/Catswithjobs
In its own words:
Kitties working hard and hardly working
Community guide
r/Catswithjobs (#689, about 1.5 million subscribers) covers Kitties working hard and hardly working. A recent sample averaged 20 posts a day (~65% image, ~21% video, ~10% gallery). Its public rules include: If it's not immediately clear in the image, please state the kitties' job in the title; Posts must be about cats with jobs; Don't be a jerk; AI content is strictly NOT allowed; No reposts.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Low-effort or empty shitposts are often removed—add context that fits the purpose. Match posts to: If it's not immediately clear in the image, please state the kitties' job in the title; Posts must be about cats with jobs; Don't be a jerk; AI content is strictly NOT allowed. Recent samples are image-heavy; titles should explain why the media belongs here.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Search before reposting common clips or questions. Common flairs include: Box Inspector, Purrfessional napper, Window Watcher, Engineer.
The community was created on Jul 25, 2017, which makes it 9 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 750 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/discordapp (#689) and ahead of r/CallOfDuty (#691) in our ranking.
What sets r/Catswithjobs apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Catswithjobs leans heavily on images (65% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 22%). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (01:00 UTC) sees about 6.5× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/Catswithjobs climbed from 1,542,571 to 1,547,980 subscribers (+5.4K, +0.35%). That is about 106 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/Catswithjobs this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Nov 7, 2026).
- Commuter catsu/redandwhitewizard99 · Nov 5 · image
- Bakeru/flag9801 · Nov 3 · image
- Catputer Standu/NicaBrooke · Nov 3 · image
- Co-pilotu/yomimbo · Nov 5 · video
- I think this cat is a military commander.u/dexter8639 · Nov 4 · video
- Trader Kitty - trades kittens for foodu/agent_smurf · Nov 2 · video
- Olympic team diveru/throwawayyuskween666 · Nov 6 · image
- Assistant teacheru/flag9801 · Nov 6 · image
- computer technician:your PC is saved Meowu/flag9801 · Nov 4 · image
- The cemetary guardianu/No_Service_2727 · Nov 1 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/Catswithjobs, from 2019 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- Lala the Voice Actoru/Billyc4898 · Jul 22, 2022 · 103,869 points · 1,069 comments · image
- Metro Statueu/ycr007 · Mar 22, 2025 · video
- The Babysitteru/UnderTheSunsh1ne · Jul 29, 2025 · image
- Prison workerJul 5, 2024 · video
- OreoJun 11, 2025 · image
- In Malatya Turkey, search & rescue teams noticed a cat constantly going in and out of the rubbles of a collapsed building. They followed her and opened up a corridor of life. Two kids and one old lad…u/luminaison · Feb 11, 2023 · 64,095 points · 433 comments · image
- Black cats waiting to audition for a horror film in 1961u/mr_dhruv__dhruvhub · Apr 7, 2025 · gallery
- pediatric optometrist kittyu/maytaii · May 31, 2022 · 50,976 points · 301 comments · video
- Soldieru/flag9801 · Mar 9, 2025 · image
- Art and the artistu/ExistingPain9212 · Jul 9, 2025 · image
What r/Catswithjobs talks about
Across 136 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “cat”, “security”, “guard”, “job” and “professional”. Other frequent themes are assistant, keeps, cats, making, house and supervisor. Recurring phrases include “security guard”, “quality control”, “security cat” and “duvet police”. By format, 65% are images, 21% are videos and 10% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Box Inspector (7), Purrfessional napper (6), Window Watcher (5), Engineer (5), Couch potato coach (5), Purrfect Mechanic (5).
Activity and best time to post
r/Catswithjobs gets about 20 new posts a day. The public archive holds 108,772 posts and 868,728 comments in total, about 8.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (24 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (15). Posting peaks around 01:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Catswithjobs
The moderators of r/Catswithjobs list 8 rules. In short:
- If it's not immediately clear in the image, please state the kitties' job in the title
- Posts must be about cats with jobs
- Don't be a jerk
- AI content is strictly NOT allowed
- No reposts
- Any posts displaying animal cruelty will be removed
- Low effort submission
- No politics please
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Catswithjobs 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 big is r/Catswithjobs?
r/Catswithjobs has 1,547,980 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #690 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,409 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/Catswithjobs?
r/Catswithjobs was created on Jul 25, 2017, so it has been around for 9 years.
How active is r/Catswithjobs?
Very active: r/Catswithjobs gets about 20 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 108,772 posts and 868,728 comments. In a sample of 136 recent posts we counted 113 different authors.
When is r/Catswithjobs most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 01:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/Catswithjobs about?
The community describes itself as: “Kitties working hard and hardly working” Recent post titles often mention cat, security, guard, job and professional. Most posts are images (65%).
Is r/Catswithjobs safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Catswithjobs as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/Catswithjobs?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Catswithjobs accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “If it's not immediately clear in the image, please state the kitties' job in the title”; “Posts must be about cats with jobs”; “Don't be a jerk”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
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/Catswithjobs.