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r/byebyejob↗

News and other stories of people losing their job, a business, a scholarship/admission, or a similar kind of opportunity due to their actions online or in person.

662k subscribers103 posts / mo in Sep 202654 authors / mosince 2020

r/byebyejob has 662k members (+1.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 103 posts a month from 54 people. Top topics: School Governance Controversies, School Scandals and Restaurant Racism and Disputes.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.7%in 12 months · +0.2% in 3 months · +0.0% in 1 month
Oct 2026662k
Growing662k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Jun 2020)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−29%vs Sep 2025 · −9.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026103
QuieterPeaked at 844 in Oct 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/byebyejob

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. School Governance Controversies1.3%
  2. School Scandals1.1%
  3. Restaurant Racism and Disputes0.9%
  4. Police Resignations and Firings0.9%
  5. Professor Controversies0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Bored Panda
  2. MSN
  3. AOL
  4. CBS News
  5. CBC

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