Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate1 employees globally as new Chairman and Chief Executive Brian Niccol streamlines2 operations.
In a letter to employees released Monday, Niccol said the company will inform employees who are being laid off by midday Tuesday. Niccol said Starbucks is also eliminating several hundred open and unfilled positions.
“Our intent is to operate more efficiently3, increase accountability, reduce complexity4 and drive better integration,” Niccol wrote in the letter.
Starbucks has 16,000 corporate support employees worldwide, but that includes some employees who aren’t being targeted in the latest round of downsizing, such as roasting and warehouse5 staff. Baristas in the company’s stores — who make up most of the company’s 361,000 employees worldwide — are not included in the layoffs6.
Niccol said in January that corporate layoffs would be announced by early March. He said the company needed to reduce complexity and ensure that all work is overseen7 by someone who can make decisions.
“Our size and structure can slow us down, with too many layers, managers of small teams and roles focused primarily on coordinating8 work,” Niccol wrote.
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corporate [ˈkɔ:pərət]
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| adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的 | |
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streamlines [ˈstri:mlainz]
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| 把…做成流线型( streamline的名词复数 )； 简化使效率更高； （系统、机构等）效率更高； （尤指）使增产节约 | |
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efficiently [ɪ'fɪʃntlɪ]
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| adv.高效率地，有能力地 | |
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complexity [kəmˈpleksəti]
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| n.复杂(性)，复杂的事物 | |
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warehouse [ˈweəhaʊs]
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| n.仓库；vt.存入仓库 | |
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layoffs [ˈleɪɔ:fs]
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| 临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动 | |
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overseen [ˌəʊvə'si:n]
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| v.监督，监视( oversee的过去分词 ) | |
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coordinating [kəuˈɔ:dineitɪŋ]
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| v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等 | |
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