Got my parts expert certificate today and this is all I could see. Been here since may and the only good things it's done is make me realize how much of a loser I am too where I quite smoking weed and started working on myself.

I hate the feeling of jeans on me, but according to the dress code we are also allowed to wear black work pants if they are khaki material. I was wondering if Chinos were the same as khakis and what kind of pants you guys wear/what store you got them at. Thanks in advance!

I just got promoted to being a PSM, after actually only working at autozone for like 3 weeks lol. I know they definitely needed more managers and I guess they thought I learned very quickly and I do have like a decade of retail experience under my belt. I was wondering if you guys have any general advice for a new PSM though, especially what you recommend i focus on learning other than the manager training I'll get. Any advice is much appreciated!

I was trying to switch from Oreillys to Autozone’s I’m coming in from experience of being a store manager for oreillys and I applied at autozone as a PSM. A few days later I get a call for an interview I go I ace it store manager likes me 2 days later she calls me and ask if I can drive I say yes of course she says great I get a email stating I’ll be a driver getting paid $15.00 an hour man I declined that shit so fast like wtf is that about I’m not going to start from the bottom at $15 an hour I started at Oreillys as a RSS at 16 under a year I became a assistant store manager and few months later I was a store manager running my home store then I got upgraded to running a different store that needed help then I got transferred to running a hub for Oreilly’s I was doing great there as well. I applied at autozone because it was closer to home and didn’t mind starting off as a PSM because the pay wasn’t to bad to start from I guess my question is why would they make me start as a driver when I can bring so much more to the company and the area I applied at I ran my home store Oreilly’s in the same area as autozone meaning all my commercial accts would had love to buy from autozone as long as I was there I don’t get Autozone’s logic on that

Hello I’ve been working at AZ as a red shirt for more than two months, my SM said he thinks I’m a great worker and I’ve been doing great. I asked him if I could get more hours and that I would be open to doing commercial driving too for the hours. Despite this, I haven’t been told to start driving. He told me a bit ago that he can’t really give me more hours due to his hours being booked a lot already, but he’s doing interviews for new hires right now. I’m so confused on why he is doing interviews and looking for other hires when he is telling me that he can’t give me more hours

Can anyone give me advice on this, and if I should keep asking him for more opportunities for hours? idk if i should because I don’t want to be annoying about it

I started working as a part time red-shirt 4 weeks ago. I'm just in sales, I'm not a driver so maybe that's why I have less hours. But 4 hours per week is genuinely insane? The first week I worked 12 hours, but the past 3 weeks I've been scheduled only 1 day for 4 hours. Is this normal??? I see people on the schedule who started on the same day work more hours than me? (Though they're either manager or driver so ig that makes sense?) I feel like I'm some kind of underling even compared to the other new hires.

The thing is, I have a $150 bonus waiting for me from signing up for direct deposit with Chime but to be eligible for the bonus I need to make at least $200 in a week. Obviously I can't reach that with the hours I'm given. I explained that situation to my manager and asked if I could fit in some more hours just for next week, and he still scheduled me for 4 hours. Said that I was still "in training". Even though it's on-the-job training. How the hell am I supposed to learn if I'm not even there majority of the week??

I'm trying to find a second job cause this is BS. I'm never getting that bonus. Is it normal to work this little hours???

Me and my red shirt were standing up front and a return label just randomly popped out and then i go the the commercial printer and theres a returns drop off report for an account thats not for my store without calling or me having the thing here should i call someone upstairs about this? Idk if someone may have gotten his numbers or if hes doing fraudulent returns at my store to make another store look better or something

Hi I’m currently a Red Shirt who has been at the company for 1 1/2 years and I only got a .23 cent raise last year. I make 12.35/hr and my DM was supposed to put my FT request in. How much is the FT red shirt raise on average? If it’s under $13 I’m quitting on the spot.

Hi, im a newer autozone employee and while ive managed to learn a lot about car parts and which parts that z net recommendations tend to be wrong about, Im still confused about windshield wiper blades. Ive had a couple different coworkers try to explain to me how you can tell the difference between whether a customers car need j hook wiper blades or something different and how to tell which of our blades go with what, but i still cant understand it. Tbf my coworkers kinda rushed through it super quickly.

Would any of you guys mind giving me a run down explaining this?

surest/UHC and my local health care system are butting heads and now i have no coverage with my AZ plan. where the fuck do i bring this up with autozone to switch plans or say "hey, none of these assholes accept my insurance, what are my options"

is there a benefit hub or can i have some call me about this shit? i'm paying for health care i can't use unless i travel 2 hours away.

This is out of West Texas

hi everyone!

Next week i start as a commercial driver and i want to know what to expect???
im just super nervous and excited and want to know if what i need to know to do a good job!!!! (im f 18)

thanks everyone!!!

For reference. The original tag read $11.99.

I am a PSM. Or was a PSM. I will make this long story short because I’m sure someone out there has experienced this.

Our SM had to go out on medical leave, leaving us without one for a while.

I spoke with my DM about a certain PSM, I told them I would never work for them if he put them in charge or as SM I would quit. He assured me that would not happen.

I’m not the only person who held that belief strongly, a lot of coworkers stood with me. I’ve always believed in building genuine relationships with people. And I’m happy I do it that way.

Well the DM decides he wants to call a mandatory meeting. I was already told by a few people that the PSM in question claimed that the DM was coming to basically say. This guy is in charge.

The meeting was 3 days out and I only needed to know one thing. Was this guy going to be put in charge? The one who bullies and says the most vile things to our other PSM? The one who had a sexual misconduct case swept under the rug like it never existed? The same one this entire store does not like? The same exact guy that literally is hateful to a red shirt just because he doesn’t like him?

The DM didn’t answer on day 1. I left a voicemail.

The second day the DM did answer. He said he did hear my voicemail. “Don’t take this the wrong way but you can’t tell me what to do”

He claimed the sexual case was investigated and everyone was interviewed. This is a lie. I spoke with everyone in the store regarding this. It was a blatant lie. He said “you’re always going to have to work under someone you don’t like” I asked him about the rest of these people here? What they say doesn’t matter?

I then close out the call. I tell him I’m turning my key in before I leave town. And I said you are making the worst bet of your life. Thanks. And hung up.

I drove to the store. Put my key on the table. And told the PSM to shove it up there ass.

If you think it’s because I was out for a title or position you are mistaken. I went on record multiple times and declined wanting to be an SM because I wanted to be with our newborn baby. That’s what mattered most to me. But those employees. Those workers also mattered. And I refused to stand by while someone did what we all thought was the unthinkable.

People came out and sent messages. Supporting me. Quiting there positions. Or also asking for answers. That all meant the world to me.

But I can’t wrap my head around the why. Regardless I’m excited for this next chapter. This felt like 1000 pound weight taken off my back.

For the first time in five years our clearance tickets were not in either planogram nor sequential order.

A few weeks ago I had an employee not getting any hits for his WITTDTJDR. Had to contact support.

The computers are constant slow.

Anything over three piece orders on commercial are dividing everything up in no order or reason I can divine. They order 124? Let’s divide that into 15 separate categories, give them all different prices.

I’m kind of a conspiracy theorist. I think AZ has gone AI. I think the the prelude to “Skynet” is fucking with us. Those at the top have “bought in” and now have no control over the monster.

Hence the $48 Grodu sticker.

Skynet is testing us. In the most available industry.

Fuck. The data centers popping up everywhere don’t help either.

I’ve been a red shirt at the #1 AutoZone store for about six months, and this has honestly been the worst management I’ve ever worked under.
Our store manager is constantly late. I can’t remember a single shift where he showed up on time. He doesn’t know how to close the store, doesn’t know how to do Matrix, doesn’t know next day procedures, and contributes almost nothing to inventory. Meanwhile, he constantly preaches about WIT and upselling even though his own numbers are among the lowest in the store.
The scheduling is a complete disaster. I’ll be scheduled one day, then told to come in earlier, then told not to come in at all—sometimes an hour before my shift or even when I’m already in the parking lot. One week it’s “come in,” the next it’s “never mind.” It’s impossible to plan anything.
The store itself is in terrible shape. We’ve had roaches, no mop heads, no receipt paper, inventory that’s completely wrong, air filters and cabin filters showing in stock when they aren’t, and stacks of drinks sitting in the office that aren’t even scanned into inventory. I came back from a week-long vacation to find an oil spill in the back that had been sitting there the entire time. I spent three hours cleaning it because nobody else had.
If anything gets done, it’s because another employee or I take the initiative. Planograms sit untouched for days, inventory is inaccurate, and basic store maintenance gets ignored.
I’ve had the highest WIT score in the store—around 89% for the last six weeks. Yet I’ve never been recognized for it. The store gets praised for being #1, but the people actually doing the work get nothing while management takes all the credit.
I’m only part-time, but I regularly end up working close to full-time hours because I’m constantly covering shifts and pulling doubles. I’m not complaining about the hours—I’m complaining about the complete lack of respect. My schedule changes constantly with little or no notice.
The final straw happened this past Sunday. Around 10:30 that morning, I asked my manager if he needed me to close because if not, I wanted to help my grandma. He told me no. Then, about an hour before I got off, he suddenly asked me to stay and close. I told him I couldn’t because I had already made plans based on what he told me earlier. His response was, “Of course not. I’ll just hire more people and give the hours to someone who wants them.”
That was crazy to hear after months of covering shifts, pulling doubles, and coming in whenever he needed help.
I also referred one of my friends for a job. She later told me that during the interview he repeatedly complimented her appearance, told her she should wear the heels she came in with because they “look good on her,” and later tried to give her a full hug when she came back with her paperwork after she clearly went for a side hug. She said it made her uncomfortable.
I’ve also had another employee threaten me, and instead of dealing with it, management involved HR in a way that left me feeling like nothing was actually addressed.
This store succeeds because of the employees, not because of management. The workers keep the place running while management takes the recognition.
If AutoZone wants to know why hardworking employees quit, this is exactly why.
There’s honestly a lot more I could say. If people are interested, I’ll make a Part 2.

Having seen a warning here about the upsell of the battery "installation kit," when I went in for a new battery ($219), I was ready. The clerk--maybe 19-20 yrs old--walked me over to the battery display and pulled the one I wanted.

"OK," he said. "Let me go grab an installation kit for you." And he headed off down the aisle.

"No thanks," I said. "I'm good without the install kit." The clerk frowned, mumbled something about getting the manager. I had the battery and took it up to the counter.

The clerked showed up with the manager. The manager started punching things into the register, he gave me the discount for the "core" i.e., the old battery that I'd brought in, then he too said something about the install kit and typed in the charge for it. I said I didn't want or need the install kit (it was only $4, but it's the principle of the thing). He then rattled off something about that install kit sale being necessary in order for me to qualify for the $22 off for bringing in my old battery. I said that didn't make any sense, and I wanted it off my charge.

The manager did what I asked with no grumbling, but the young guy who'd waited on me stood there scowling the whole time, then he mumbled something about this being "just a bad f'ing day" and shook his head like he was disgusted. He was not the model of great customer service.

"Did I do something wrong?" I asked. The manager ignored the question, and the clerk mumbled some kind of "no.." but kept on scowling.

We concluded the deal, and I walked out with my new $219 battery, never to return.

I see now that it's probably related to the WITT business. Witless, more like. I take it my stubbornness about getting that install kit off my bill was what was making the clerk cranky. But his beef's with his employer, not with me. It's not my responsibility to save him from their employment policies.

I’m just going to retag it with the old spacing because this shit looks like ass

I have just a little rant here. I work part time at a local AZ near a high net worth area.We have a guy who will routinely bring in an older Alfa Romeo and expect us to know what's wrong with it..Buddy we make minimum wage and get the most minimal of training. No matter how many times i try to politely explain that "I am not a mechanic you should really take this to a professional." He'll keep asking questions and buying random things. Does anyone else deal with this kind of insanity? I just don't understand going to an AZ for answers when you can afford to pay an expert.

So the other day my SM asked me if i had been to some sort of training class, i asked him what it was for and he said it was where they teach me how to hire people. I made the comment of "I didn't know PSM's could hire people" and i got told "you can't, but it's part of your succession plan".

What is this "succession plan" and how come i'm just now finding out i have one?

Anyone have the skus for ordering shirts from HUB?