Starbucks is requiring some remote workers to return to its headquarters and increasing the number of days that corporate employees are required to work in an office.

In a letter to employees posted on Monday, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol said corporate employees would need to be in the office four days a week starting in early October instead of three days a week.

The Seattle-based company said that all corporate “people leaders” must be based in either Seattle or Toronto within 12 months. That is a change from February, when it required vice presidents to relocate to Seattle or Toronto.

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[–] 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Layoffs are next. That's the how these things go.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is kinda the cheaper method, much less severance to pay when it’s a voluntary separation - from the linked article:

    workers who choose not to relocate will be eligible for a one-time voluntary exit program with a cash payment

    This is lately referred to as a ‘stealth layoff.’

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