Starbucks needs some Long -term worker Back to his headquarters and the number of days on which corporate staff have to work in an office.
In a letter to the employees published on Monday, Starbucks The chairman and CEO Brian Niccol said must be in the office Four days a week from the beginning of October instead of three days a week.
The company based in Seattle said that all “managers” of companies must be based in Seattle or Toronto within 12 months. This is a change from February when the Vice Presidents were necessary to move to Seattle or Toronto.
Starbucks said individual employees who work under these managers would not be asked. However, the company said that all settings for future roles and lateral movements will require employees in Seattle or Toronto.
“We restore our in office culture because we do our best work when we are together. We share ideas more effectively and solve creative problems and move much faster,” wrote Niccol in the letter.
Niccol said affected workers who decide not to move will be possible for a unique voluntary exit program with a cash payment.
While many workers enjoyed working from home during pandemic The call for workers The return to the full -time offices has grown last year. Large employers such as AmazonAt & t and The federal government The employees have to work at company locations for five days a week. The competition for full jobs is violent.
The spokeswoman for Starbucks, Lori Torgerson, said she had no employees who are currently working as “human leaders” or work from afar. Starbucks has 16,000 employees of company support Worldwide, but this includes coffee roasters and warehouse staff.
Niccol was Not required to move to Seattle When he was hired with Starbucks last August. Instead, the company said that it would help him set up an office near his house in Newport Beach, California and use a company jet to commute to Seattle.
Since then, Niccol has bought a house in Seattle and is often seen in the headquarters of the company, said Torgerson.
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AP Business Writer Cathy Bussewitz from New York contributed.
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