WFH to go | Starbucks orders return to office four days a week

Starbucks has introduced a new return-to-office policy requiring corporate employees to be physically present in the workplace at least four days a week from October.

The change, part of a wider turnaround strategy, increases the previous three-day in-office requirement.

In the same announcement, Starbucks confirmed that all corporate “people leaders” must relocate to either Seattle or Toronto within the next 12 months. Employees who decline the relocation offer will be eligible for a voluntary exit package, including a cash payout.

CEO Brian Niccol shared his rationale for the move, saying: “We are reestablishing our in-office culture because we do our best work when we’re together. We share ideas more effectively, creatively solve hard problems, and move much faster.”