About r/workfromhome
A Reddit community for those who work from home! Helpful tips and discussions on productivity, the lifestyle, and making it all work! This is not a job board.
The community at a glance
r/workfromhome is a Subreddit for Remote Workers with roughly 144K members. It has been around since 2009. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 7th largest community in the Remote topic page.
Roughly 20K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Work From Home, Chair, and Job. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention office chair, headset, and standing desk.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2021: 9K members
- 2023: 46K members
- 2024: 39K members
- 2025: 23K members
- 2026: 15K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 2K members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 2K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 2K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 2K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 706 members
- Sep: 680 members
- Oct: 267 members
Themes
- Solution Requests6 posts in the past month
- Docking station recommendation for work and gaming
- Office Chair Recommendations
- Alternatives for office chair for desk work
#16Solution RequestsDocking station recommendation for work and gaming · Office Chair Recommendations · Alternatives for office chair for desk work - Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- Help lol cool opportunity but it’s hybrid
- Long-term remote workers: What are your best-kept secrets for staying productive and avoiding loneliness?
- Help with Health and Happiness while WFH
#24Advice RequestsHelp lol cool opportunity but it’s hybrid · Long-term remote workers: What are your best-kept secrets for staying productive and avoiding loneliness? · Help with Health and Happiness while WFH
Topics
- Work From Home9 posts in the past month
- Rate my work-from-home setup (1–10). What would you improve?
- Feeling lazy to work
- Any of you here works from home and has a pet/pets? How is your day like?
#19Work From HomeRate my work-from-home setup (1–10). What would you improve? · Feeling lazy to work · Any of you here works from home and has a pet/pets? How is your day like? - Chair8 posts in the past month
- Alternatives for office chair for desk work
- Office Chair Recommendations
#28ChairAlternatives for office chair for desk work · Office Chair Recommendations - Job4 posts in the past month#34Job
- Desk4 posts in the past month
- What is something really fun that you keep at your WFH desk? I’m thinking millennial tween bedroom from the 90’s. Like a salt lamp or something cool lol. Help!
#44DeskWhat is something really fun that you keep at your WFH desk? I’m thinking millennial tween bedroom from the 90’s. Like a salt lamp or something cool lol. Help! - Monitor4 posts in the past month#54Monitor
Flair
- Lifestyle7 posts in the past month
- Remote workers: what do you do after logging off to separate work from personal life?
- Spouses who work from home together: what do you talk about/how do you connect?
- WFH for years success stories?
#17LifestyleRemote workers: what do you do after logging off to separate work from personal life? · Spouses who work from home together: what do you talk about/how do you connect? · WFH for years success stories? - Tips7 posts in the past month
- Rate my work-from-home setup (1–10). What would you improve?
- Feeling lazy to work
- Thank you! Any additional help is appreciated
#27TipsRate my work-from-home setup (1–10). What would you improve? · Feeling lazy to work · Thank you! Any additional help is appreciated - Schedule and structure5 posts in the past month
- How do yall structure your day when left mostly to your own devices?
- Remote work vs. In office
- Any of you here works from home and has a pet/pets? How is your day like?
#35Schedule and structureHow do yall structure your day when left mostly to your own devices? · Remote work vs. In office · Any of you here works from home and has a pet/pets? How is your day like? - Show and tell 🖥️3 posts in the past month
- Sharing my remote set up
- What is something really fun that you keep at your WFH desk? I’m thinking millennial tween bedroom from the 90’s. Like a salt lamp or something cool lol. Help!
- Step into my office please
#43Show and tell 🖥️Sharing my remote set up · What is something really fun that you keep at your WFH desk? I’m thinking millennial tween bedroom from the 90’s. Like a salt lamp or something cool lol. Help! · Step into my office please - Workspace3 posts in the past month
- Rate my remote setup
- Desks that hide monitors
- Title: Looking for advice on a low-cost work-from-home setup. What should I upgrade first?
#53WorkspaceRate my remote setup · Desks that hide monitors · Title: Looking for advice on a low-cost work-from-home setup. What should I upgrade first?
Product recommendations
- office chair7 posts in the past month
- Best Office Chairs
- Best Chair
- Can anyone recommend an office chair with good back support?
#17office chairBest Office Chairs · Best Chair · Can anyone recommend an office chair with good back support? - headset7 posts in the past month
- Can anyone recommend a good “work from home” headset that will not only drown out background noise for myself, but also from the caller from hearing it as well?
- Recommend a headset?
- Can anyone recommend a headset that will cancel out background noise in my home?
#27headsetCan anyone recommend a good “work from home” headset that will not only drown out background noise for myself, but also from the caller from hearing it as well? · Recommend a headset? · Can anyone recommend a headset that will cancel out background noise in my home? - standing desk4 posts in the past month
- Best affordable sitting/standing desk?
- Can anyone recommend a good standing desk to look at?
- Sit to stand desk recs
#34standing deskBest affordable sitting/standing desk? · Can anyone recommend a good standing desk to look at? · Sit to stand desk recs
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/workfromhome for?
- Best for Remote Workers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/workfromhome 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/workfromhome have?
- Roughly 144K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/workfromhome on?
- r/workfromhome 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/workfromhome cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/workfromhome is organized under Remote Workers.
- How do I join r/workfromhome?
- You can join r/workfromhome by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Remote communities like?
- Communities for remote workers and distributed teams covering async workflows, home office setup, finding remote jobs, and the lifestyle aspects of working from anywhere. Slack and Discord host active communities, with Facebook groups and dedicated platforms for digital nomads and entrepreneurs embracing location-independent work.
Monthly Stats
- 13
- Views /mo (+86%)
- 13
- Visitors /mo (+86%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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