Starbucks will increase its return to work mandate for corporate employees to four days a week — even as CEO Brian Niccol is allowed to work remotely from his California home after getting hired last year.

CEO Brian Niccol is cracking down on work from home, ordering Starbucks employees to return to the office four days a week or take a buyout.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol was promised the ability to work remotely when brought in from Chipotle. Company employees won't have the same luxury in 2026.