Starbucks Requires Corporate Staff to Work In-Office Three Days a Week Starting January 2024, Risking Termination

Oct 29, 2024, 03:00 PM

Starbucks Corp. has announced that corporate employees will be required to work in the office at least three days a week, starting in January 2024. Failure to comply with this policy could result in termination. This move marks a stricter enforcement of Starbucks' hybrid work policy, which has been in place for over two years. The decision comes amid reported tensions at the company's headquarters and follows recent scrutiny regarding CEO Brian Niccol's own work arrangement, which allows him to live in California while traveling to Seattle on the company’s corporate jet. The company aims to ensure adherence to its office attendance requirements as it navigates its return-to-work strategy.