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Starbucks Tells White-Collar Workers to Come to the Office More—Or Take a Buyout

The four-day minimum requirement will begin in the new fiscal year, and some leaders will have to relocate to Seattle or Toronto within 12 months

Starbucks is offering a one-time voluntary exit program with a cash payment for employees who don’t want to comply with the new requirements.
Starbucks is offering a one-time voluntary exit program with a cash payment for employees who don’t want to comply with the new requirements. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Starbucks is requiring its corporate workers to come in the office a minimum of four days a week, up from three, as the coffee chain pushes ahead on its turnaround plan.

The four-day requirement will begin in the new fiscal year, which starts in October, Chief Executive Brian Niccol said Monday.

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