Interesting to read today here in the US that Starbucks has laid off 220 employees who have been working in field operations and at the coffee retailer's headquarters in Seattle. The news was delivered by the company's chief executive, who told employees today by e-mail. The company will also leave about 380 currently open jobs unfilled.
As there seems to be a Starbucks on just about every street corner these days, I wonder if they might be just a bit better served by closing down some of these joints? The company's Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Schultz announced the 600 job cuts in an e-mail to the company's more than 170,000 employees. Most of the laid-off employees worked in the United States, the company said, adding that none are baristas (which is an uber-trendy name invented by Starbucks to describe the people who actually serve you the outrageously priced Styrofoam containers of coffee.)
Starbucks, which has been struggling amidst the continuing melt down of the American economy, needs to seriously get its act together. When a cup of coffee costs twice as much as a beer you should seriously start thinking about changing your business model!
George Parker
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