"Starbucks permanently closing my store and leaving us jobless was not on my 2025 bingo card,"
"making a banana cream matcha to cope with my store permanently closing."
"We deserve better, and I'm sorry for every barista going through it right now too,"
Starbucks will close 1% of its North American stores by the end of 2025 as part of a $1 billion "Back to Starbucks" restructuring. The plan includes laying off 900 corporate employees in addition to store closures. Hundreds of baristas face sudden job losses, with some workers reporting just two days' notice. Starbucks offered severance packages or transfers for affected employees, but many baristas began crowdsourcing lists of shuttering locations and posting emotional reactions on TikTok. Viral videos show hugging coworkers, coping gestures like making drinks, and protests including a worker dancing to "They Don't Care About Us." Starbucks Workers United requested information and signaled further engagement.
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