About r/AskManagement
The subreddit for managers to ask questions of other managers
The community at a glance
r/AskManagement is a Subreddit for Managers with roughly 3K members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #10 in the General Management communities list.
Roughly 293 members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Management, Employee, and Manager. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention management books.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 99 members
- 2014: 147 members
- 2015: 151 members
- 2016: 161 members
- 2017: 338 members
- 2018: 360 members
- 2023: 1K members
- 2024: 94 members
- 2025: 277 members
- 2026: 113 members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 39 members
- Sep: 35 members
- Oct: 20 members
- Nov: 40 members
- Dec: 33 members
- Jan: 34 members
- Feb: 17 members
- Mar: 20 members
- Apr: 18 members
- May: 9 members
- Jun: 11 members
- Jul: 4 members
Themes
- Advice Requests32 posts in the past month
- Does anyone have experience in a company where you literally can't fire people? What do I do about toxic staff in my team when I can't fire them and they will never leave?
- What are the skills I need to accomplish tasks that depend on things unknown or not entirely in my control?
- How do I manage a possible narcisistic personality disorder in a junior position?
#132Advice RequestsDoes anyone have experience in a company where you literally can't fire people? What do I do about toxic staff in my team when I can't fire them and they will never leave? · What are the skills I need to accomplish tasks that depend on things unknown or not entirely in my control? · How do I manage a possible narcisistic personality disorder in a junior position? - Pain & Anger11 posts in the past month
- Sexist customers
- Unexpectedly Put Into a Management Position. Not Feeling Confident.
- Manager has questionable (IMO) sign, is it a problem?
#211Pain & AngerSexist customers · Unexpectedly Put Into a Management Position. Not Feeling Confident. · Manager has questionable (IMO) sign, is it a problem? - Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- Possible to reinvigorate during burn out?
- Good Management or Strategy Texts?
- New manager book recs?
#34Solution RequestsPossible to reinvigorate during burn out? · Good Management or Strategy Texts? · New manager book recs?
Topics
- Management117 posts in the past month
- Unexpectedly Put Into a Management Position. Not Feeling Confident.
- I have Social Anxiety and OCD. Are there any subfields of Management Analysis or Management Consulting that is mostly solitary research work and does not involve long hours, sales and customer service?
- Advice On Taking Over Management of An Existing Team
#1117ManagementUnexpectedly Put Into a Management Position. Not Feeling Confident. · I have Social Anxiety and OCD. Are there any subfields of Management Analysis or Management Consulting that is mostly solitary research work and does not involve long hours, sales and customer service? · Advice On Taking Over Management of An Existing Team - Employee68 posts in the past month
- Advice for managing employees who works at clients
- Advice Needed: Employee Wants It All
#268EmployeeAdvice for managing employees who works at clients · Advice Needed: Employee Wants It All - Manager34 posts in the past month
- Strained relationship with manager, but maybe it's on me. Would like the advice of other managers here.
- Should I email a manager if I am applying for a position I had before?
- New manager to a team (in a newly created mgr position) - team resents me, and does not respect me or my role
#334ManagerStrained relationship with manager, but maybe it's on me. Would like the advice of other managers here. · Should I email a manager if I am applying for a position I had before? · New manager to a team (in a newly created mgr position) - team resents me, and does not respect me or my role - Workplace31 posts in the past month
- Tasked to change a culture, and am drowning. Help!
- Upper management wants their profit - my office has to pay the price for it and people keep getting fired
- Handling underperforming staff and communications in a small team
#431WorkplaceTasked to change a culture, and am drowning. Help! · Upper management wants their profit - my office has to pay the price for it and people keep getting fired · Handling underperforming staff and communications in a small team - Advice25 posts in the past month
- Project manager padawan in need of advice!
- Advice Needed: Employee Wants It All
#525AdviceProject manager padawan in need of advice! · Advice Needed: Employee Wants It All
Product recommendations
- management books3 posts in the past month
- Recommended management books/advice?
- Recommended Books for New Managers?
- New manager book recs?
#13management booksRecommended management books/advice? · Recommended Books for New Managers? · New manager book recs?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/AskManagement for?
- Best for Managers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/AskManagement free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/AskManagement have?
- Roughly 3K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/AskManagement on?
- r/AskManagement runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/AskManagement cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/AskManagement is organized under Managers.
- How do I join r/AskManagement?
- You can join r/AskManagement by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the General Management communities like?
- Communities for managers and executives navigating team leadership, organizational design, and the day-to-day challenges of running a function or company. Discussion ranges from practical people management scenarios to larger strategy questions, with a mix of Slack groups and LinkedIn communities serving practitioners.
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