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

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.” Campbell found a 40-year career by finding work she loved Staying at one company for an entire career is something that is increasingly less common—with a 2025 survey finding Gen Z’s average job tenure during the first five years of their careers is just 1.1 years.

But Campbell has said it ultimately came down to finding work she genuinely enjoyed.

“Jobs become careers when you do something you love,” she told students at Longwood University in 2014, adding that it is then important to use your strengths to create opportunities for yourself.

“When I say confidence is key, when I say put yourself in positions to take and grasp opportunity, I am a living proof of that.” I think we found it.

The perfect LinkedIn profile. @AMCTHD pic.twitter.com/eMhqVDvOYA — Acquired Podcast (@AcquiredFM) September 15, 2026 Fortune reached out to Home Depot for further comment.

Climbing the corporate ladder means knowing when to ask for help When Campbell got her first paycheck from Home Depot four decades ago, the chain had fewer than 50 stores and about 5,000 employees.