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Starbucks will spend the rest of 2026 shedding corporate jobs, many of which are at its Seattle headquarters, or report to it.
The coffee company laid off 61 employees a week ago, all with tech roles at its headquarters.
Shortly after that, it announced plans for more layoffs, adding up to 300 corporate employees.
According to paperwork filed with Washington state officials, 252 of those layoffs have connections to Seattle, and "will result in the relocation or contracting out of certain of the employer’s operations or the partners’ positions."
Layoffs will begin July 17 and are expected to be completed by Feb.
17, 2027.
According to a Starbucks spokesperson, not all 252 jobs are physically located at the Seattle HQ.
Many of the positions are remote roles that report to a manager in Seattle, and therefore are listed as being located there.
Those remote workers are located across the United States.
The titles range from administrative assistant to a variety of specialists, and many legal and financial jobs.
The majority of jobs being nixed at the HQ serve in management roles, including 17 managers, 10 business analysis managers, 18 senior managers, and 10 senior project managers.
A handful of vice presidents are also being let go.
The changes around Starbucks' Seattle HQ come amid a local political atmosphere so tense it has made national news with The New York Times stating a rift between Mayor Katie Wilson and Starbucks is widening.
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz (who recently moved out of Seattle) wrote an op-ed partially calling out Wilson, who he claimed "vilifies employers, even while she continues to rely on them for revenue."
And shortly after being elected to office last year, Wilson told a crowd of striking Starbucks workers and reporters that, "I am not buying Starbucks and you should not either."
The Associated Press recently noted that Starbucks is in the middle of a companywide restructuring under its newest CEO Brian Niccol, as part of a "Back to Starbucks" effort that aims to revive the company's coffeehouse hangout culture.
The company is also planning the closures of offices elsewhere in the United States, such as Atlanta, Dallas, and Chicago.
Yet, at the same time, Starbucks sent shockwaves through Seattle when it announced earlier in 2026 that it is opening a considerable new corporate office in Nashville, Tenn.
It plans to invest $100 million and move about 2,000 jobs to Nashville.
It also announced a variety of supply chain jobs would be moved from Seattle to Nashville.
Last year, Starbucks laid off 2,000 corporate employees and closed hundreds of stores in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Sales for the coffee company were up 7% between January and March.
Niccol commented that it was "the turn in our turnaround."
This post has been updated to include information about remote workers affected by Starbucks layoffs.
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