Just days after Starbucks announced that it is tapping Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol as the coffee chain’s new CEO, Starbucks is setting the record straight on his commuting expectations.
Starbucks will not require Niccol to work in the company’s office in Seattle when he starts his new job in September. Instead, he’ll have a remote office setup in Newport Beach, California, where Chipotle’s headquarters and Niccols are currently located.
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The two cities are approximately 1,000 miles away from each other.
Bloomberg reported that the flexibility of remote work was a big part of the draw when poaching Niccol.
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