Starbucks CEO faces criticism over his remote work arrangements. Niccol, who was formerly CEO at Chipotle, officially began his role as CEO of Starbucks on Sept. 9 after being app

My point of view is we should be together as much as possible. You need to figure out where you need to be to get your job done, then do that,” he said. “We’re all adults here.”

New Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Brian Niccol thinks his employees should be wherever they need to be to get their jobs done. More often than not, he said, that place is the office.