r/humanresources

Human Resources

A subreddit for Human Resources professionals: come here to seek career advice, ask questions and get feedback from peers within the HR Community around the world whether you're brand new to HR or a seasoned vet.

Members: 242,544
Created: 2008
Posts a day: 7
Avg comments, top posts this week: 23

r/humanresources is a Reddit community with 242,544 members, created in 2008. It averaged about 7 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 14 and an average of 23 comments each. Job, united and states are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 02:00 UTC, and most often on a Thursday.

Only approved members can post in r/humanresources.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

115What’s your least favorite area of HR [N/A]223 comments · October 9, 2026
142Anyone want an HR group chat to exchange war stories? [PA]132 comments · October 6, 2026
20Do you add your certificates to your email signature? [N/A]103 comments · October 15, 2026
105Why is Payroll considered to be part of HR? [N/A]97 comments · September 30, 2026
56[FL] Has Anyone in HR Rebuilt Their Career After a Conviction?76 comments · October 8, 2026
60What boundaries do you set with employees? [N/A]50 comments · October 11, 2026

Common words in titles

job 5
united 5
states 4
advice 3
career 3
folks 3
hrbp 3
usa 3
back 2
benefits 2
company 2
else 2

Best time to post

02:00 UTC · 4 top posts
15:00 UTC · 3 top posts
20:00 UTC · 2 top posts
Thursday · 7 top posts
Friday · 6 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

/r/humanresources is for HR professionals.
No straight AI copy/paste posts or comments.
Manners are mandatory.
No advertising.
No how do I break into or transition into HR posts.
No surveys or research
No homework
No disinformation.
No Requests or Offers to Communicate via DM
No Rippling posts until they stop brigading reddit.
Location is mandatory for posts

How to post in r/humanresources without breaking its rules

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Member growth

We started recording r/humanresources member counts on October 18, 2026. Growth will show here once we have a few weeks of history.

Get this data from the API

Every number on this page comes from ChatterAPI's Reddit endpoints and is refreshed about once a week. You can pull the same data for any subreddit from your own code or AI agent.

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/humanresources" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/humanresources/",
    "name": "humanresources",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "Human Resources",
    "createdAt": "2008-05-29T20:40:12.000Z",
    "description": "A subreddit for Human Resources professionals: come here to seek career advice, ask questions and get feedback from peers within the HR Community around the world whether you're brand new to HR or a seasoned vet.",
    "subscribers": 242544
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/humanresources

How many members does r/humanresources have?

r/humanresources had 242,544 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/humanresources?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 7 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 23 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/humanresources?

This month's top posts in r/humanresources went up most often around 02:00 UTC, and most often on a Thursday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/humanresources data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/humanresources for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/humanresources/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.