Starbucks employees on TikTok react to losing their jobs as hundreds of stores suddenly close: 'We deserve better'
Hundreds of Starbucks baristas across the country have been left without jobs, following the coffeehouse’s recently announced decision to close 1% of its stores — roughly 400, in total — in North America this month.
The move to shutter these locations, according to Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, is part of a larger $1 billion restructuring plan. The coffee chain will also be laying off 900 corporate employees as a result.
“Each year, we open and close coffeehouses for a variety of reasons, from financial performance to lease expirations. This is a more significant action that we understand will impact partners and customers. Our coffeehouses are centers of the community, and closing any location is difficult,” Niccol said in a statement.
Niccol said that there is a protocol in place to transfer some employees to nearby Starbucks locations that are still in operation, though “comprehensive severance packages” will be made available for employees who cannot “immediately” be placed.
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