Starbucks lays off customer service reps
June 2, 2009
The Seattle Times: Starbucks Corp. is laying off an undisclosed number of workers this week at its customer service center in Seattle, which answers calls and correspondence to Starbucks from all over the world.
A "small number" of the center's roughly 120 employees will lose their jobs, said spokeswoman Anna Kim-Williams. The laid-off workers will be offered severance pay and outplacement services.