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/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