Starbucks has introduced plans to put off 1,100 company staff because it seems to restructure its operations.
CEO Brian Niccol despatched out a letter on Monday revealing staff who’ve been laid off shall be notified on Tuesday.
Niccol acknowledged, “Our intent is to function extra effectively, enhance accountability, cut back complexity, and drive higher integration.”
The layoffs is not going to impression baristas and warehouse employees.
Starbucks has 16,000 company staff worldwide.
Starbucks lays off 1,100 company staff as espresso chain streamlines https://t.co/rR2X2p7xF2
— The Related Press (@AP) February 24, 2025
Per AP:
Starbucks plans to put off 1,100 company staff globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations.
In a letter to staff launched Monday, Niccol stated the corporate will inform staff who’re being laid off by mid-day Tuesday. Niccol stated Starbucks can also be eliminating a number of hundred open and unfilled positions.
“Our intent is to function extra effectively, enhance accountability, cut back complexity and drive higher integration,” Niccol wrote within the letter.
Starbucks has 16,000 company help staff worldwide, however that features some staff who aren’t impacted, like roasting and warehouse employees. Baristas within the firm’s shops should not included within the layoffs.
Earlier within the 12 months, Starbucks reversed its open-door coverage and now requires folks to buy in the event that they wish to sit down or use the shop’s restrooms.
Starbucks’s change comes because the espresso chain has been uninviting to many espresso drinkers on account of homeless folks lingering within the cafe.
Could 2018: “New Starbucks coverage, no buy wanted to take a seat in cafes”
July 2022: “Starbucks to shut 16 US shops due to crimes, rampant drug use”
Aug 2022: “‘Woke’ NYC Starbucks now a haven for junkies, drunks and homeless”
As we speak: Starbucks abandons its no buy coverage pic.twitter.com/GBACEHNyRw
— John Hasson (@SonofHas) January 13, 2025
