Starbucks is requiring some remote workers to return to its headquarters and increasing the number of days that corporate employees are required to work in an office.

In a letter to employees posted on Monday, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol said corporate employees would need to be in the office four days a week starting in early October instead of three days a week.

The Seattle-based company said that all corporate “people leaders” must be based in either Seattle or Toronto within 12 months. That is a change from February, when it required vice presidents to relocate to Seattle or Toronto.

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      This is kinda the cheaper method, much less severance to pay when it’s a voluntary separation - from the linked article:

      workers who choose not to relocate will be eligible for a one-time voluntary exit program with a cash payment

      This is lately referred to as a ‘stealth layoff.’

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      Yep, this isn’t a we want everyone to be closer to the office. This is a let’s see how many will quit first before we layoff the rest on our list.