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Starbucks Offers Severance to Managers at Closing Stores

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
1,000
EFFECTIVE DATE
Sep 30, 2025

What we know

Location: Houston, Texas.

Department affected: management.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

Starbucks Corporation is providing severance packages to managers at stores that are closing. Some managers are eligible for up to 26 weeks of severance pay. The details of the severance package were outlined in a document reviewed by Business Insider. While the article does not specify the number of employees affected, it highlights the company's approach to managing closures and supporting its management staff during this transition.

Starbucks Corporation cut 1,000 jobs affecting its management team as of September 30, 2025.

LayoffTalk has tracked 43 layoff events at Starbucks Corporation since June 2023, affecting a combined 14,005 employees.

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Anonymous by default. Be kind — people reading this may be going through it right now.

LTLayoffTalk StaffStaff23 hours ago

Starbucks Corporation cut 1,000 jobs on October 1, 2023. What did this look like from the inside — which teams, how much notice, what severance was offered? You can post anonymously below.

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EVENTS TRACKED
26K
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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