On January 18, Starbucks announced that employees who live within commuting distance of its offices must work from the office for at least three days a week.
also received a similar message from Bob Iger who came back as CEO in November. In a memo issued on January 16, Iger wrote, “Employees currently working in a hybrid fashion will be asked to spend four day a week on-site, targeting Monday through Thursday as in-person workdays.
Schultz also wrote in his memo that he wanted Starbucks offices to become “vibrant hubs of great people doing great work, in person with each other. We are losing the art of collaboration… and we are having a hard time operationalizing decisions quickly and thoughtfully.”