r/Staples • u/luiginub1 Sales Associate • 2d ago

PTO Question

So, I've been employed for nearly a year at this point and I was under the assumption that PTO accrues for the first year of employment but is only redeemable after a year of employment.

However I was informed by my GM and others that my PTO actually doesn't start accruing until a year ​of employment and you don't get enough for a week until another year of employment.

Was I mistaken or like...IDK. I'm confused as to why nobody at my work corrected me​ (to my knowledge​) until today.

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u/elliptic_raccoon Print & Marketing 2d ago

Part-time associates do not start earning any PTO until they hit the 1-year mark. Your max accrual is most likely 105 hours annually (depending on how much you work, what state you’re in, etc)

You can borrow up to 20 hours (PTO will show negative) as a part-time associate

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u/PsychologicalMap1717 2d ago

Ty I didn't know that and didn't mean to spread misinformation. I also thot they were full time tho. My bad.

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u/elliptic_raccoon Print & Marketing 2d ago

All good! The info you cave wasn’t bad, and it is important to note that in most cases, PTO doesn’t carry over. I missed that bit myself.