US EditionStarbucks to shift to four-day work from office from three, says CEO
SEATTLE AND TORONTO CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL OFFICES, JUL 15 – Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol mandates four days in-office to boost collaboration and culture, offering voluntary exit packages to employees unwilling to relocate to Sea
- Starting in October 2025, Starbucks corporate employees will work four days a week, Monday through Thursday at Seattle, Toronto and other North American offices.
- Facing slumping U.S. sales, Starbucks expanded its three-day office rule and added a four-day requirement as part of Brian Niccol’s turnaround strategy after job cuts in February 2025.
- Workers who decline relocation can join a voluntary exit program with a cash payment, Niccol said, and Starbucks is assigning each employee a dedicated desk.
- Executives at Starbucks cite collaboration, culture and productivity as drivers, while some employees push back or explore flexible roles, and the announcement has sparked industry-wide resistance.
- The move mirrors actions by Amazon, Walmart, Google and JPMorgan Chase rolling back remote work perks, while attendance nationwide remained at roughly 50% in early 2025.
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Starbucks mandating 4-day RTO for corporate staff
(KRON) -- Starbucks looks to be the latest company to be ramping up the pressure on employees to be back in the office. On Monday, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol sent a memo to staff announcing that the company was upping the required number of days in the office from three to four. "As we continue to execute our Back to Starbucks plan and work to turn around the business, I want to share important updates on behalf of our executive leadership team …
Starbucks is ready to adjust his work approach again, according to the original report. CEO Brian Niccol announced that many employees will have to work from the office at least four days a week, an increase over the current three days. This new policy will begin to apply at the end of this year and will include common working days from Monday to Thursday. The bill affects support centers in Seattle and Toronto, as well as regional managers in N…
Starbucks demands that some remote workers return to their headquarters and increases the number of days corporate employees must work in an office. In a letter to employees published on Monday, Starbucks President and CEO Brian Niccol said that corporate employees would have to be in the office four days a week from early October instead of three days a week. Seattle-based company announced that all corporate personnel leaders must settle in Se…
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