Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says, ‘I’ll get on my knees’ and ‘do whatever you want,’ pleading with workers to return to the office

Business Insider

Despite doing “everything” to get employees to return to the office, Starbucks’ CEO said, they’re not returning “at the level” he wants.

Speaking at The New York Times’ DealBook policy forum in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Howard Schultz  — who returned as interim CEO in April after Kevin Johnson stepped down from the role — said swaying staffers away from remote work and back to the office hasn’t been productive. 

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