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Tales From The Job

Welcome to the tales subreddit for the rest of us, **Tales from the Job**! For all of the odd jobs and non-traditional roles that we low-leveled grunts have to deal with on a daily basis, this is the subreddit for you.

37k subscribers239 posts / mo in Sep 2026209 authors / mosince 2012

r/talesfromthejob has 37k members (+60% over the last 12 months). It gets about 239 posts a month from 209 people. Top topics: QuittingJobs, Job Loss and Toxic Work Environment.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+60%in 12 months · +21% in 3 months · +3.3% in 1 month
Oct 202636k
Growing36k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

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+157%vs Sep 2025 · +235% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026239
BusierPeaked at 270 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. QuittingJobs1.9%
  2. Job Loss1.9%
  3. Toxic Work Environment1.5%
  4. Workplace Dynamics1.5%
  5. Salary Negotiation and Bait1.5%

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