Starbucks Threatens to Fire Staff Who Don’t Come Back to Office

Starbucks Corp. is telling its corporate staff they could be fired if they don’t come to work at the office three days a week.

Starting in January, Starbucks will implement a “standardized process” to hold workers accountable if they don’t abide by the coffee chain’s return-to-office policy, according to a memo sent to one of the company’s divisions that was seen by Bloomberg News. Consequences are “up to, and including, separation,” the email said.

The message marks an escalation in enforcement of the company’s hybrid work rules less than two months since Brian Niccol took over as chief executive officer. ...