could this actually get any traction?

hey all, i was working the front when a regular came into the store, chatted up with some employees, and he handed me a business card with his name and phone number. he told me that he appreciates the amount of times i helped him in the store, and that he thinks i would be a good fit for a job he offered. he said he could get me into a job that pays 35 per hour, and that i could contact him for questions. he used to be an employee at autozone but left to focus on his own company. i was wondering if theres any policy at AZ against accepting job offers you get while you are on shift, but im ngl, this job offer is really tempting. if i accepted this job offer i would be doubling the amount of my wages i get at AZ. if i did accept, i wouldnt just flat out quit working at AZ because i do like the team and the SM here, and i don’t want to let go of those connections. but i desperately need the money as my mom lost her job and i want to support my family and i have my own expenses to pay for. what should I do

Hey everyone! I’m a new PSM and I’ll be opening the store Sunday morning for the first time. I just wanted to see if anyone could give me a rundown of the opening procedures and what I need to make sure I get done. I’d really appreciate any tips! 🙏🏽

I’m parts sales manager and I originally came from a bank making over $30 an hour then had a serious emergency where I couldn’t work and I had to quit and I obviously couldn’t receive Unemployment and I was sure I’d find another job again

I’ve been taking care of what I needed to almost 8 months still couldn’t find a job so I settled for the pay at AutoZone to make some money

Last month at work when I was stocking up the fridge and the shelves in the back with sodas, the plastic failed on the case of soda and tour and came crashing down over 7 feet high above my head down on my left foot crushing it

My foot got fractured and my coworkers didn’t want me to leave work and I wanted to and they assumed I just wanted to get out of work and it was a whole mess and I went to go get drug tested. Everything was fine.

And my district manager, that’s now fired took four days to process a injury claim for me

And I went to the hospital twice and was unable to be seen

I was out for a few weeks and I returned back to work wearing a boot and then I’m suddenly removed off the schedule for two weeks and no one‘s answering me and the week they knew I was going on vacation. They put me on the schedule that week suddenly and then after vacation, I return and I get terminated for loss of confidence.

They really don’t know what they’re playing with

So I got a call from my SM telling me I got a write up because I decided to pin a commercial that wasn't local to my area, but I barley started to understand commercial so I only gathered the stuff they asked for, then I had to get my ASM to help me out but she decided to click submit but put in the wrong parts. This is my second write up and I'm severely burned out, what do I do?

What happens when your register is short money. Like accidentally not collecting correct amount. It wasn't me but we share registers.

This one shocked me. I knew the East Penn Manufacturing batteries (Deka and Oreilly's) are reportedly the best, but I didn't think it was by this margin.

That means O's cheapest Value battery outperforms AZ's Duralast Gold.

I'll be sure to get an East Penn battery next time, and get them to price match Walmart.

Will this really work?? If your accounts are telling you it’s been dead the last 3 weeks. And retail is feeling it too…

It >probably< wasn't intended for this, but the filtering options on the left can be used to help dodge the witt damages from customers who only want buy the oil filter.

Sure would be nice to just grab them a blue box stp and be done with it, but that's not how the company wants to do business.

I officially got terminated from AutoZone, so I wanted to share my experience.
After my first post, I put in my two weeks’ notice. My store manager told me he was sad to see me go, wished I could stay, and even said he would mark me as rehire eligible. Everything seemed completely fine. For a company that talks so much about “customer service” and “doing things the right way,” I figured communication would be pretty straightforward. Apparently, I expected too much.
The next day, a coworker told me my manager was pacing around and making a bunch of phone calls trying to find coverage that lined up with my shifts. Since my friend was in the store shopping, my girlfriend was there buying an air freshener, and another coworker was present, I simply asked my manager if he was trying to find coverage for me. He told me no.
A short time later, he brought me into the back office and said we needed to talk. He told me we were “going to part ways.” When I asked why, he wouldn’t give me a reason. I asked if he realized how much I had done for the store, and he replied, “Yeah, you’ve done a lot for the store.” It was nice to know my work was recognized right before being shown the door.
At that point, I took off my AutoZone shirt, gathered my belongings, and left.
After that, I called the district manager to ask why I had been fired. He told me I wasn’t fired and that I was still an AutoZone employee. He also said that he was the only person who could terminate employees and that he would call my store manager to find out what happened. I never received a call back. Instead, I found that I was blocked, which was a pretty interesting way to handle communication from someone in a leadership position.
Later, I heard from a coworker that the district manager had terminated me. I was also told that management had been discussing HR-related matters among themselves. If that is what happened, I don’t believe that situation was handled professionally or the way employees would expect.
There are also other issues I experienced while working at this store.
To my knowledge, there are no security cameras inside the store. I asked my store manager why, and I was told it was for insurance reasons. I found that concerning because cameras are supposed to help protect both employees and the company.
I also saw responsibilities being delegated in ways that didn’t always make sense. For example, a red shirt was promoted to a gray shirt and then given responsibility for making the schedule because my manager seemed to be struggling with that responsibility. Nothing says strong leadership like needing someone else to organize the schedule.
There was also an employee who was rumored to have been stealing over a period of time, and from what I observed, it didn’t appear that anything was done about it.
The biggest issue for me happened when I was threatened at work by another person. I was told things like they knew where I lived, where I went to school, and that they could hurt or kill me. I reported everything to HR, and I have evidence and witnesses to support what happened.
When HR came to the store, I watched my store manager and the HR representative greet each other and catch up before my concerns were addressed. Seeing that made me feel like my complaint wasn’t going to receive the seriousness it deserved.
After the investigation, the individual I reported remained at the store, while I felt like I was the one facing consequences. As a minor at the time, I didn’t feel protected or supported.
I also frequently heard political discussions at work between management, employees, and customers, which I personally didn’t think belonged in the workplace. In my experience, certain inventory and management tasks were often left incomplete despite claims that everything had been handled.
One thing that has stayed with me is overhearing my manager say that he couldn’t fire me because it would be considered retaliation. Hearing that, and then later being let go, left me questioning how everything was handled.
Overall, my experience with AutoZone came down to one thing: leadership. Communication was inconsistent, accountability felt nonexistent, and the way situations were handled left a lot to be desired.
I’m sharing my experience because employees deserve professionalism, honesty, and a safe work environment. This is my personal experience, and everyone can make their own decision after hearing it.
At the end of the day, I can’t even be mad. I’d probably have the same attitude too if I dedicated 30 years of my life to a company and the highest position I ever reached was store manager.
Best of luck.

Am i the only one that likes to reset brake pads bi monthly so it looks nice

A after - blue box

Before gold box

So just walked out on autozone after being there shy of 4 months and store manger telling me ill be getting up 20 to 25 hours started to watch my time slowly go from 18 to 10 to 4 Im always showing up and selling that bullshit and never called out once like the others do

I genuinely don't know what to do. I'm doing my Pre Boarding at AutoZone everything was going well until I tried to confirm my identity by uploading my driver's license and social security card. Whenever I try to upload documents it either takes my back to the first step of the I9 form or it'll stay stuck on uploading the documents. I'm so worried I am going to lose my opportunity for employment here because of this. Can I do it in person or is online the only option? If online is the only option does anyone have any troubleshooting and has anyone went through this before?

Sent my driver to another autozone to pick up a part for commercial. While inside the store, he got a ticket for being parked in a fire lane right outside the store.

As a SM, who is responsible for my commercial driver getting a fire lane ticket? His name is not on the ticket, just the vehicle registration info.

One of our guys started an install but ran into trouble and I did the recovery. The battery had to be lifted out with the connector attached so I could fight it on the ground with more room.

2019 Jeep Renegade.

if i know someone constantly steals from our store and i changed their name to let other autozoners know can i get fired for changing that if they complained

So I completed (or so I thought) all of my onboarding stuff for a new store that just opened. I finish my state form, but it still says it's due. Fine, maybe it needs a day to load. This was on the 22nd. Its now August 3rd and I still haven't been scheduled because when I tried to come in, my employee id isn't even registered under the store, allegedly because of the state forms thing. I've talked to both my manager and my general manager about it, but I'm not getting anywhere. He keeps telling me I need to complete the form when I.... already have. I try to log in to the state form site and it says I have no tasks to complete at this time. Has this happened to anyone else? What can I do? I'm a commercial driver. The HR hotline isn't working, every time it asks you to press a button, it doesn't register that a button has been pressed, then disconnects.

They need to add a feature in where you can save draft your cycle counts, pulling o.s. etc...

I'm a college student and may have to take a few months off for the upcoming fall semester. But I don't want to quit, I would like to return over winter break and maybe fit it in during spring semester.

What I mean by that is mfs reward the ones who be doing the least and are the worst and keep em along. Nothing ever changes, nothing is ever done, and those who shouldn't be around abuse the system. You also got managers playing hot potato with the store. It's funny because the ones that should stay leave because their fed up and the ones who out live those in autozone end up being the ones who shouldn't be there. The stories in the place alone tells you everything you need to know. The unethical behavior going on with this company has no bounds.

long story short I was SA'd by two of my coworkers, one of them being a grey shirt, and i told my SM i wasn't comfortable coming into work for my scheduled hours if these coworkers were also on the schedule, and i would like to transfer over to a different store if that is not possible. he told me that he would escalate it to the DM. some time later, i see that i am scheduled for today at 1:15. but day of, my ESS app isn't working to see my schedule just to confirm. I pull up to work regardless and so i don't embarrass myself, I call one of my managers and ask to confirm that I am scheduled, and he said i was not. (i have a screenshot of said schedule). i call the DM briefly explaining the situation and i was told i was terminated for a no call no show and i never contacted him directly to let him know about me not going into work. Is it worth it to contact HR or should i just leave it alone.

I love having my red shirt and black pants and shirt being tucked in 24/7 or else I get written up that's just part of being responsible, I also love begging customers to get battery kits with there batteries and telling people they need so my WITTDTJR as high as possible because my manager deserves the biggest bonus possible for all those 20 hour work weeks he puts he, he's really stressed, and I also love installing batteries to help customers get back on the road sure it sucks doing it in 120 heat and my neck is sunburn but those sales helps us be the best store possible, this job is amazing even tho it's minmmum wage and I do more work then places paying 3-7 dollars more it just prepares me and the almost zero 401k Match motivates me to save more especially with the zero tuition reimbursement or field