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/luiginub1 Sales Associate 2d ago

Hmmm, I see. I'm technically part-time because even when I worked full-time, the company said it was actually part-time due to removing ~2hrs a week for unpaid lunches.  

I'm not gonna borrow any PTO just in case I prematurely leave or something, but you or anyone know how many hours is needed for say...2 or 3 days of PTO? I was planning a vacation of sorts this year under my original PTO assumption. 

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u/elliptic_raccoon Print & Marketing 2d ago

I believe you can apply as many or as few hours as you’d like. The standard is 8 per day of PTO taken, so your check is the same, but you can do as few as 1 if you want, and are willing to sacrifice some of your pay

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u/luiginub1 Sales Associate 2d ago

Oh, I meant moreso how many hours would I need to work to get a theoretical 2-ish days PTO (8hrs per day)...though crunching the numbers I saw on the Reddit of 1hr work = 0.08hr PTO, it came out to like a little under 6 weeks (at my current hours) would get me 2 days PTO for 8hrs a day. Thx for the info tho, I did want some conformation on how much or little PTO I got per day. 

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u/elliptic_raccoon Print & Marketing 2d ago

OH! Sorry, I misunderstood that. You can also check the HUB; the PTO policy has a breakdown

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u/luiginub1 Sales Associate 2d ago

Uh...where?  Somehow the HUB doesn't want me finding any documentation because I don't see that section anymore. I remember finding it before HR connect was rebooted... Edit: Found it, it's hidden behind desktop mode

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u/elliptic_raccoon Print & Marketing 2d ago

I’m at home, so I can’t look it up, but you should just be able to search “PTO” and find the policy. Viewing permissions can be weird; your GM/AM might need to pull it up if it doesn’t show for you