"After a Bloomberg News report, I learned that employees of Starbucks corporate face a mandate to return to the office three days a week starting in January or risk discipline up to termination; this follows CEO Brian Niccol telling employees last month to work from wherever they needed to, although that should usually be the office. The memo makes clear that failure to return can lead to firing, and the company’s hybrid work policy applies to roughly 3,500 corporate employees." - Courtney E. Smith