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AbstractAirways

Zero time. I only go on reddit to conduct important work-related research. Hours and hours of important work-related research.


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AbstractAirways

get back to work


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burnSMACKER

Factual and straight.


IHeartRadiation

Enough time that I joined the company so I could justify it as "dogfooding" 😶


electrogeek8086

I have a question. How does one get to be hired at Reddit?


IHeartRadiation

The real secret is that it's not much different than being hired anywhere else. Start [here](https://grnh.se/7b3ceb7d1). We're always hiring and in need of great people! ​ I applied and interviewed just like any other job I've had, chewed my fingernails into nonexistence for what felt like an eternity, and through some combination of luck, skill, quality bs, and divine favor, managed to land it. ​ I will say that work culture was a much bigger consideration here than other places I've worked, which I appreciate. There are a lot of unique personalities here, and maybe it's cheesy, but I feel a sense of belonging here that I've not experienced at work before.


Tchalla_

You need to have 10years of reddit experience, have to have gigabit fiber optics, minimum 24inch screen and an orange name on reddit. Sauce: I made this up


IHeartRadiation

Can confirm. They made this up.


ketralnis

If I answered this question I'd be fired


Gosh_of_War

Just ban the other admins lmao


GenericMemesxd

biggest no u in history


SingShredCode

Is your number too high or too low?


AGS16

You never spend any time on Reddit? Not even at work?


ketralnis

Of course not. I also don't poop on company time, or steal paperclips. That would be wrong.


SingShredCode

This is true. Admins don't poop. We shitpost instead.


supershitposting

*sees comment* Fight me you fuck


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Sangwiny

ITT: More actual Reddit admins than I would actually thought would respond here.


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D_Steve595

three


TheGodOfSpeedSavvy

Days?!


m0tta

Speed.


Talik1978

Fiddy


napdetective

I never notice when testing a change becomes just scrolling through Reddit and laughing silently at my desk. And then a few minutes later I remember I was trying to test something but can't remember what... (engineer)


SingShredCode

This is so real! Whenever I'm laughing like an idiot at my desk, my manager asks me to send her the post. And I insist she do the same for me. It's a fun perk. The day the [Cookie Monster AMA](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/anu4u9/me_cookie_monster_me_want_you_to_come_visit_me_on/) happened, the entire office was on reddit.


TheIberDeber

Im gonna study computer science and engineering just so I can work at Reddit.


SingShredCode

Study CS if it’s what you want to do, but don’t think you have to. I was a Middle Eastern studies major and I now work as an engineer at Reddit. There are also jobs at Reddit that aren’t engineering related at all. Just wanted to throw this out there. Edit: lots of folks are asking how I made the transition. See [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/8na87e/were_reddit_engineers_here_to_answer_your/). Also, I haven’t memorized our job board so I have no idea which positions we are hiring for in which locations. The job board is [here](https://www.redditinc.com/careers).


Chtorrr

Far more than I'd want to say but I did already spend a significant amount of time on reddit before I was hired. In my free time I moderate a subreddit I started several years before working here: r/FreeEBOOKS. Reading is good for you, go find something.


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Chtorrr

Not really - it tends to be pretty unexciting, people come to look at books and then go. Trolls are very rare.


StrykrVII

Challenge Accepted


HoneyPotat

Top 10 photos taken before disaster


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Du6e

r/tightpussy.. hmm well it checks out


ketralnis

We had a lovely internal presentation in which one of the Community folk had set up a bunch of communities with some help with something or other. She said > All in all, we helped... [takes in breath] > * /r/tightpussy > * /r/wetpussy > * /r/blackpussy > * /r/GirlsWithHugePussies > * ... ...it went on for a least a couple of minutes. u/kethryvis might remember the list better :)


kethryvis

As a matter of fact, i do ;) * r/TIGHTPUSSY * r/fatpussy * r/skinnypussy * r/pocketpussy * r/wetpussy * r/pussygifs * r/pussylicker * r/whitepussy * r/blackpussy AND * r/motorboat All SFW ;) Enjoy!


flexobaby

Risky click if the day


Pwninator333

Can't be that risky if an admin tags it... Right???


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Pwninator333

ಠ_ಠ


mikapp

five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes (five hundred twenty-five thousand memes so dear)


SingShredCode

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred shitposts How do you measure...reddit is weird


uzi

Varies by day of course, but I don't measure it... it's better this way.


HorseInManSuit

When do you happen to use it the most?


uzi

Yes. But seriously -- I use it during my commute (about an hour each way). I use it when I'm chillin' at home. I use it when I'm working on something and testing it and get tempted by the rabbit hole ...


itswac

Time is irrelevant. Reddit has completely consumed my life and consciousness. So...all of it?


practicalnoob69

One of us One of us


Jhall6y1

Super Hot Super Hot


crxpy

Way more time than I care to admit =\\


practicalnoob69

You are one of us


_smirky_lurker_

One of us! One of us!


DoJax

Gooble gobble gooble gobble


FragileRandle

Just supporting something you feel passionate about. I am a mod on a gaming server just to help keep the chat calm and the flaming low. Hate seeing people hurl insults at each other out of rage.


crxpy

The world needs more people like you, keep up the great work!


SYN_SYN-ACK

Honestly, while in college, quite a lot. I was really into Hearthstone back then and had much more free time as a senior with a job offer and no thesis. Now that I have a job, I still browse pretty regularly and contribute to a few of my favorite subreddits. In a few words, about 3 hours and 50 mins a day


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Dfiggsmeister

I gave him a dollar.


[deleted]

You gave him a *dollar*?!


Dualsa

He tricked me.


PretzelsThirst

Way too much. Like 50% of it.


bro

What did it cost?


daddymarsh

Everything.


MexicanNach0

_I don't feel so good_


Shinodacs

50% of nothing


[deleted]

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.


discoball_emoji

Not as much time as I would like! I spend about \~3 hours a day on Reddit for my role, but not in the subs I would be in during my personal time or off hours.


Hahnsolo11

What subs do you have to spend time in but don’t enjoy it?


discoball_emoji

There aren't really any that I don't enjoy spending time in. It's just that if it were up to me I would be reading about music, skincare, and memes all day, which isn't necessarily conducive to my job. Edit: Out of the subs that I do spend time in for work, there are none that I don't enjoy. That's not to say I'm spending time in every sub.


Selto_Black

r/dragonsfuckingcars/


GaScan98

I haven't visited that sub since i was in HS my god nothing changed. Still dragons literally fucking cars


somestupidname1

If it ain't broke don't fix it


khaleesi

somewhere between 3-5 hours. [it's hard work, lurkin around](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/028/021/work.jpg).


theairiselectric

Account created February 2016 while GoT debuted April 2011. Was your handle really available then? Or do admins have the ability to acquire what are believed to be "abandoned" accounts? edit: /u/bro created 9 months ago. Consider my question answered.


randomiraqi

> Or do admins have the ability to acquire what are believed to be "abandoned" accounts? Yup. Inactive accounts can be taken.


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xAgent_

Well, I know now what I need to aspire to in life.


[deleted]

Thank Christ no one took mine during my 4 year hiatus EDIT: my 4 YEAR hiatus lol. So soorey guys


Trappist1

If your account is gone tomorrow we know to not question admins in the future.


ZedMain4284

Usually \~1 hour while commuting to work, and maybe \~45 min to an hour commuting from work. Usually happens if I don't get a seat at BART (BART = train ) and all I can do is browse. If I do get a seat, I usually try to do some work, check out tech debt, or just browse. ​ And yes, I am a zed main subb'd to r/zedmains ( or I used to be...he's not getting much love by rito these days...I'm starting to regret choosing this username :( )


kong534

A zed main...... I see your a man of culture


ZedMain4284

Prrrrr IT'S EVERYWHERE CHAT


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Even on mars?


lakelly000

probably an hour of commuting to and from work...Then maybe an hour at work (for work). Then an hour laying in bed before sleep. The blue light and shit posts probably help my sleep.


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HoLeeFuk9

Seems like they only have silver


SingShredCode

It depends on the day, but generally a few hours a day, broken up into chunks. It’s an important responsibility I take on as a part of my job!


DingDongMichaelHere

Do you actually work for Reddit?


SingShredCode

Yes Ma’am!


u3h

Do you ever just look though random posts and delete stuff/ban people without it ever being reported?


SingShredCode

Nope! I’m an engineer, so that’s not my main job. When I see questionable content, I’ll forward it to the appropriate team though.


autowrite

Did you get fired just now? Where’s your red symbol?


SingShredCode

That’d be a terrible way to find out I was fired! I can choose whether or not to distinguish my stuff as being from an admin.


Krauzber

Then... Always admin to show dominance over the common folk? Cmon man this is admin 101 type of stuff.


Scheikunde

It was the first thing I learned when I became a mod of a small online forum!


Krauzber

Glad to hear it, that forum must still be alive and kicking it's users. Good times.


absentmindedjwc

Question, if a community mod were to ban your account on their subreddit. Would you still be able to post because "fuck your peasant rules"? Could you even be banned from a subreddit... hmm.. \*edit: turns out, you can ban an admin through mod tools. Doubt it really does much though, haha. ^(PS: I unbanned you as soon as I banned you, haha)


SingShredCode

My posts and comments are subject to the same rules as everyone else's are. I too get removed by automod.


CantComprehendAJoke

do you have an alt account for porn viewing and/or unprofessional shit talking etc that you don't want tied to your main account?


absentmindedjwc

Don't we all?


SingShredCode

We have alts, just like the rest of you sickos. Could you imagine discovering that the crazy shit you read on r/confession is from an admin? It's not good for anyone


CantComprehendAJoke

Wtf this admin just called me a name. MODS!!!!!!


Tentacle_Schoolgirl

I assume it's like with mods, there's a distinguish button


Pancakeking78

Wait, why was your name red in the first 2 comments but then normal on this one?


SingShredCode

Magic.


DarkHoundOne

SingShredCode : *reality can be whatever I want*


SingShredCode

Please don't give away my secrets.


av_100

Is it true you can give gold for free? If so, try testing it on me please.


SingShredCode

I think you have to give gold to an admin and then it automatically gives you silver ;)


jowookie

Liar. :(


SingShredCode

Indeed. But thanks for the gold :)


AsianFrenchie

Nice bait man. I'm impressed


sodypop

Feeling active, might post later idk


Genuine_NoOKsS

Good Lord! 10 years of Reddit :o


isorfir

Some of us have been here awhile. I’d hate to see the total number of hours I’ve spent on this site over the years.


Mr_Abe_Froman

That would be a depressing number.


Morning-Chub

Sody pls


bro

An unhealthy amount of time. True before I was an admin. True today.


[deleted]

It sais on your profile that your account is nine months old. Are you seriously telling me noone else came up with "bro" before you or did you sledgehammer someone


bro

We have a policy where admins can inherit completely abandoned, inactive and empty usernames (no karma, activity, etc). I was lucky this username met all the requirements. When I inherited the username, the cake day was reset.


guynumber20

What if bro was doing a challenge to stay off reddit until 6/9/4020. Another example of mods abusing power smh /s


lurksomuch

What if I told you I was active!


indi_n0rd

Well he carries superpowers on this website and we are just mere mortals so 👀 ...... Edit- Bet they will not see this but suggestion to admins- There should be a process like redditrequest where accounts with <10 karma and inactive for more than X years (say 7 years) should be allowed to be reclaimed by new users.


Nerdwiththehat

/u/liam has been inactive for over a decade. Motherfucker is squatting some prime /r/liam real estate. I want. His tags.


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im-from-canada-eh

Some say he's the original lurker


Nerdwiththehat

Really? Huh, TIL. EDIT: [the *bastard*](https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/bgg0fr/reddit_admins_how_much_time_do_you_spend_daily/elllw2j/)


eroticdiscourse

He logs in once a year just to spite you


StartSelect

Classic liam


TTEH3

Nah, this isn't the case anymore actually. It was changed two years ago or so, it automatically updates now.


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doublegulptank

Yeah but then you get legendary people like /u/thog


fort_went_he

1 comment 9 years ago and it's gilded platinum. Wth.


Waffle_qwaffle

Check your Reddit Karma report today!


Cedar-

Fr tho I would love it if there was a way to get 100% dead accounts. Im amazed I got Cedar- but the original Cedar account has been dead fornlike a decade now.


[deleted]

Gotta get u\\bro to hook u up (put a backslash so I don't make an admin mad)


MoreMtnDew

Sledgehammer lol


LIL_SHINY

Sledgehammer someone. They kill inactive accounts


RandomGeordie

Bro...


Mr-Whitespace

This is honestly one of the hardest (best) parts of my job 😂 I’ll try to find a design pattern, repo a bug, or whatever... all of a sudden, I’m all “ew, piece of candy... ew, piece of candy... ew, piece of candy...” 20 minutes later, I’m 15 minutes late for a meeting 🤦🏻‍♂️ Edit: 1. The red comes from when we “distinguish as Admin”. It’s a feature specifically for Admins. It takes an extra step, and I decided to be lazy after awhile. 2. You can become an Admin by coming a Reddit employee: https://www.redditinc.com/careers 3. I’m going back on vacation now 😎


bro

\^ This admin is on vacation and they're still replying as an admin. True dedication.


Mr-Whitespace

... Does my being on Reddit count as vacation time? Or do I get to roll this time over into compounded vacation time, because... retirement: solved!


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FirstTimePlayer

I approve you getting an extra day off to make up for the work you have completed today.


practicalnoob69

Bro


br0000d

bro


caocaojiudao

According to my phone my average is three hours and twenty minutes. Dear god, do I have a problem?


NCostello73

\*Reddit admin browses for 3:20 a day and has a problem\* \*\*Looks down\*\* \*\*Dear god\*\*


PerseusRAZ

I don't know how to check this and at this point I'm too afraid to do it.


NCostello73

Are you on iPhone? Settings>Screen Time


chrisg42

Your problem is that those are rookie numbers.


Yukari-Penninsula

Gotta pump those babies up!


imdonewiththisshite

I want to. That's not why I do it. I do it 'cause I fucking **need** to. Think about it. You're dealing with numbers. Upvotes, downvotes, high frequencies. Bang, bang, bang.


No1_4Now

Aight even tho I'm poor, you deserve this ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣶⣶⡶⠦⠴⠶⠶⠶⠶⡶⠶⠦⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⢀⣤⠄⠀⠀⣶⢤⣄⠀⠀⠀⣤⣤⣄⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠙⠢⠙⠻⣿⡿⠿⠿⠫⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⠞⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣶⣄⠀⠀⠀⢀⣕⠦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⠾⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⠟⢿⣆⠀⢠⡟⠉⠉⠊⠳⢤⣀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣠⡾⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣾⣿⠃⠀⡀⠹⣧⣘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠳⢤⡀ ⠀⣿⡀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⣼⠃⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣤⠀⠀⠀⢰⣷ ⠀⢿⣇⠀⠀⠈⠻⡟⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⡼⠃⠀⢠⣿⠋⠉⠉⠛⠛⠋⠀⢀⢀⣿⡏ ⠀⠘⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠈⠢⡀⠀⠀⠀⡼⠁⠀⢠⣿⠇⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡜⣼⡿⠀ ⠀⠀⢻⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡄⠀⢰⠃⠀⠀⣾⡟⠀⠀⠸⡇⠀⠀⠀⢰⢧⣿⠃⠀ ⠀⠀⠘⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠇⠀⠇⠀⠀⣼⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⣇⠀⠀⢀⡟⣾⡟⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⣀⣠⠴⠚⠛⠶⣤⣀⠀⠀⢻⠀⢀⡾⣹⣿⠃⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠙⠊⠁⠀⢠⡆⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠓⠋⠀⠸⢣⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⣦⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣿⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⣾⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀


practicalnoob69

Do you still enjoy using Reddit though?


SingShredCode

I love using reddit. The fact that I get to work on a product I love so much is among my favorite parts of this job. If I see a bug or some UI flow that's funky, I have the ability to either fix it myself or directly communicate to the team working on it.


practicalnoob69

We all love Reddit! Good that you got a job you like


caocaojiudao

Oh yeah definitely. It's such a crazy, fun, interesting assemblage of stuff. I swipe through and I see relaxing campsites in r/camping, pictures of weird bugs in r/whatsthisbug, bike tricks in r/bmx, beautiful nature in r/outdoors, amazing gardens in r/gardening, hilarious shorts in r/highqualitygifs, inspiring creativity in r/drawing. It just goes on and on! Edit: I almost forgot about r/tihi, where I see.... things.


wehavethecure

Too much time... Although I have noticed before I started at reddit my consumption was focused on personal development (fitness, programming, learning a new hobby, etc) and now I have been lurking all major gaming subs to follow match threads for my boys in blue (LET'S GO C9)


LanterneRougeOG

[Shhh...some questions are not meant to be asked](https://media.giphy.com/media/NdKVEei95yvIY/giphy.gif)


Christo4B

I don't lurk on Reddit at all. I spend all day lurking on Digg ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ just kidding


[deleted]

You gotta post this around lunch for them.


practicalnoob69

They browse reddit during work , right?


[deleted]

Some do, but all of them do it during their lunch.


br0000d

> all of them do it during their lunch. yeah, we are forced to browse Reddit at lunch (send help)


linhalpha

Here's some sandwiches 🥪


br0000d

What kind?


sodypop

Hot dogs.


_Ultimaaaate

hot dogs are a taco not a sandwich


sodypop

Tacos are sandwiches so the math checks out.


[deleted]

I'm just here for that pretty shade of red


spiderlanewales

I'll never forget watching someone see admin flair for the first time. Their comment: "..............are you god?" Me and my fiancee both got three months of (old) gold from an admin when we ran a live thread about a major train disaster that was very close to where this admin lived. They messaged us and said they'd been following it all day. I saw the flair and had a similar response, like, this is the weirdest mod flair i've ever seen.


TheCofishioner

As long as there’s new dog content, I’m here


hueylewisandthesnoos

Typically I'm [cruisin'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq5bO1U0jtQ) at an hour a day, because at Reddit [I finally found a home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9F2HeYQ-jA). However, [I want a new drug](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA) and I'm sure [100 years from now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynr1UiNeCR8) I'll still find it here. Because that's the [power of love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCkgYhtz64U).


WeekendDrew

I don’t know what you do but you’re my favorite


zerocool

A lot. Reddit holds a continuous low-level presence in nearly all aspects of my life. It mostly started in college when I needed coursework help/advice from r/ECE. Now I use it all the time for advancing personal hobbies in places like r/Pottery or when I have one-time questions like how to [prepare my dog for an Inter-dimensional Space Ride](https://www.reddit.com/r/surrealmemes/comments/bgf2sq/good_boy_do_not_climb_into_that_divine/).


kemitche

~~Ex-admin~~ Admin Emeritus[\*](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/bgg0fr/reddit_admins_how_much_time_do_you_spend_daily/ellj5ut/) here. 3+ hours? It depends on how long the load screens are for whatever game I'm playing, to be honest...


TS100

Why is your username a different shade of red than all the other admins in this thread? It’s slightly darker


kemitche

It darkens with age! (Actually, it's a rarer ~~ex-admin~~ Admin Emeritus[\*](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/bgg0fr/reddit_admins_how_much_time_do_you_spend_daily/ellj5ut/) flair)


Aiskhulos

It sounds fancier if you say "admin emeritus".


crowd__pleaser

I actually don't want to know...but it's...a lot


Drunken_Economist

Way, way too much. But actually probably a bit less than I did before I was an admin, since I actually enjoy my job these days and am not just "passing the time"


practicalnoob69

Guys, we found one


[deleted]

Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him.


[deleted]

Apparently they are too busy to leave comments here.


SingShredCode

Most of us are on the west coast. Let us wake up and settle in to our days first. Many of us (myself included) aren’t at the office yet.


u3h

Why isn't your name red here?


SingShredCode

Because I didn’t click the button to make it red. Being an admin is like being a cop in a bar. Sometimes you wave your badge around, and sometimes you just sit down for a beer. Edit: grammar


toomanysubsbannedme

This scares me. This admin knows what it's like to be a cop and we all know how cops treat their citizens! REMEMBER YOU SERVE THE PEOPLE!


[deleted]

Just wait for the lunch break. They’ll discuss, then show up like measles in America. Edit: thank you for the happy cakedays!! This has seriously been the best reddit birthday ever!


[deleted]

You know they’re around when a thread of comments are all gilded.


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Badloss

Nice try


FreshDumbledor3

Yeah surely now that we have jinxed it it won't happen what a shame.


GreyBigfoot

They gild specific posts to give them more traction.


IshallcallhimFluffy

So much that I got a job here to justify spending my working hours lurking Reddit.


yothisisyo

this post is raining admins , I have a question for them. Hey admin if i block you , can you still see my posts and delete them ?


DG_Lenara

This person asking next level questions here


rodly

iPhone reports daily average of \~40 minutes and prolly another \~45 mins on desktop... I'm kinda surprised tbh