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A Home Depot exec is going viral on X for her ‘perfect’ resume. She started out as a cashier and has worked her way up to a $1 million salary

What happened

The Home Depot is ranked No. 25 on the Fortune 500.

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In an era when all Gen Z wants to do is job hop, Ann-Marie Campbell is proof of just how far staying put can take you. Home Depot’s senior executive vice president went viral on X & LinkedIn this week after a post featuring her career history was hailed as the “perfect LinkedIn profile.” The screenshot, shared by the Acquired podcast, shows Campbell’s 40-year rise from cashier to the C-suite - all at Home Depot. But Campbell’s career at Home Depot began almost by accident. As a Jamaican immigrant living in South Florida, she was making just $3.35 an hour when she decided to apply at the home-improvement retailer to help pay for her college dreams. She was hired as a part-time cashier in 1985, making $4.15 an hour, and grew to love the job. Over the next four decades, Campbell steadily climbed the ranks, becoming a store and district manager in the 1990s before moving into corporate roles in the 2000s. In 2016, she was named executive vice president for U.S. stores & international operations; and by November 2023, Campbell was promoted to senior executive vice president. Now, she brings home an annual salary just north of $1 million. A frequent fixture on Fortune ’s list of the Most Powerful Women, Campbell currently leads Home Depot’s day-to-day operations while CEO Ted Decker is out on medical leave over the “next few months.” Staying at one company for an entire career...

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Today, the company ranks No. 25 on the Fortune 500 and has more than 2,200 locations across North America and more than 470,000 on its payroll.

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Recognition
No. 25 on the Fortune 500

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Confidence
80%
Detected
Sep 18, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
recognized_as

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  • industriesValue in the API
  • employee_count_lowValue in the API
  • employee_count_highValue in the API
  • revenueValue in the API
  • descriptionValue in the API

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  "signal_id": "3bb88802-e300-779f-5cf7-515b65df2a73",
  "signal_type": "news",
  "signal_subtype": "recognized_as",
  "detected_at": "2026-09-18T15:19:32+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Home Depot",
    "domain": "homedepot.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/18/home-depot-executive-ann-marie-campbell-hourly-cashier-to-millionaire-c-suite-leader-career-ladder-climb/",
    "title": "A Home Depot exec is going viral on X for her ‘perfect’ resume. She started out as a cashier and has worked her way up to a $1 million salary",
    "author": "Preston Fore",
    "excerpt": "In an era when all Gen Z wants to do is job hop , Ann-Marie Campbell is proof of just how far staying put can take you. Home Depot’s senior executive vice president went viral on X & LinkedIn this week after a post featuring her career history was hailed as the “perfect LinkedIn profile.” The screenshot, shared by the Acquired podcast, shows Campbell’s 40-year rise from cashier to the C-suite - all at Home Depot. But Campbell’s career at Home Depot began almost by accident. As a Jamaican immigrant living in South Florida, she was making just $3.35 an hour when she decided to apply at the home-improvement retailer to help pay for her college dreams . She was hired as a part-time cashier in 1985, making $4.15 an hour, and grew to love the job. Over the next four decades, Campbell steadily climbed the ranks, becoming a store and district manager in the 1990s before moving into corporate roles in the 2000s. In 2016, she was named executive vice president for U.S. stores & international operations; and by November 2023, Campbell was promoted to senior executive vice president. Now, she brings home an annual salary just north of $1 million. A frequent fixture on Fortune ’s list of the Most Powerful Women , Campbell currently leads Home Depot’s day-to-day operations while CEO Ted Decker is out on medical leave over the “next few months.” Staying at one company for an entire career is...",
    "summary": "The Home Depot is ranked No. 25 on the Fortune 500.",
    "planning": false,
    "image_url": "https://fortune.com/img-assets/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/GettyImages-859915192-e1789743984385.jpg?resize=1200,600",
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    "published_at": "2026-09-18T15:19:32Z",
    "article_sentence": "Today, the company ranks No. 25 on the Fortune 500 and has more than 2,200 locations across North America and more than 470,000 on its payroll."
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}

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