'Will Get On My Knees, Do Push Ups,' Starbucks CEO Pleads Staff To Return To Office
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has urged his staff to return to work from office, saying ¡°I¡¯ll get on my knees. I¡¯ll do push-ups, or whatever you want".
It seems that some CEOs are finding it difficult to bring back their staff to the office amidst employees¡¯ increased adoption and preference for working from home.
Nearly a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk made headlines for warning his employees to return to work or quit, it's the CEO of coffee giant Starbucks who has expressed his desire to bring staff back to the office.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has reportedly expressed that he wants employees to return and is even ready to do ¡°push-ups" or whatever can get the staff to return to the office!
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Speaking at a New York Times event in Washington last Thursday, Schultz described himself as an ¡°old-school person¡± in a different generation. During the event, the Starbucks CEO shared that he had begged his employees to return to the office too. ¡°I said I¡¯ll get on my knees. I¡¯ll do push-ups. Whatever you want. Come back,¡± the Starbucks CEO added, as per Times now report.
However, he has remained unsuccessful despite his earnest attempts. ¡°No, they are not coming back at the level I want them to. I think people will come back two to three days a week and that¡¯s the way, that¡¯s the way it is,¡± CEO Schultz further stated.
Starbucks CEO Schultz, who first joined the company in 1982, grew Starbucks from a small Seattle coffee chain into a global coffee giant in two earlier stints as CEO. He reportedly even shared how he works from 7 am to 7 pm in his office in an attempt to ¡°make an example".
He noted "The thing that I am evaluating is, what¡¯s the level of productivity? And you know, it appears that people are working at home", as per Times now report.
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Not Mandated It Yet
Amidst all this, it is worth mentioning here that despite his failed attempts at calling the employees back to the office, Starbucks CEO Schultz has not mandated this. And instead, he has reportedly presented "flexible options for eligible, non-retail roles" in the form of hybrid and remote positions.
"Hybrid workplace options depend on the individual role and are identified in our job postings. Roles that do not have to be based in a specific location are labelled as 'remote' while roles that can be fulfilled in multiple locations, such as a combination of home and office, are indicated as 'hybrid'," the Starbucks website reportedly mentioned.
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