Starbucks orders four-day office return for employees as CEO Brian Niccol keeps remote work perk

Starbucks will increase its return to work mandate for corporate employees to four days a week — even as CEO Brian Niccol is allowed to work remotely from his California home after getting hired last year. 

The new policy, outlined in a companywide message from Niccol, will require corporate employees and managers to be on-site Monday through Thursday at the company’s Seattle and Toronto offices as well as at its North American regional hubs, beginning in January.  

“To give partners time to adjust, this expectation will begin with the new fiscal year,” Niccol wrote in the memo.  

“We’ll share more details before October, including our plans to ensure everyone has an assigned dedicated desk.” 

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is mandating that the company’s corporate employees return to the office four days a week. AP

The shift from three to four required days in the office marks the latest

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