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
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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.
