Starbucks to award bonuses to baristas, expand tipping to promote turnaround efforts

Starbucks to offer baristas $1,200 bonuses if they work faster and be friendlier

Starbucks is planning to dangle bonuses of up to $1,200 to get baristas moving faster and smiling more as the coffee giant battles sluggish sales.

Starbucks to award bonuses to baristas, expand tipping to promote turnaround efforts

Starbucks is in the middle of a turnaround focused on improving both the customer and employee experience.

Starbucks staff will now get paid weekly — and some will get new bonuses

Starbucks workers will soon see changes to how they receive their pay.Aleksander Kalka/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesStarbucks is changing its compensation structure for staff, switching everyone to weekly paychecks.The company is also rolling out a new performance-based bonus program for baristas at top stores.Read the letter that Starbucks sent to staff about the changes below.Starbucks employees will soon see changes to how — and how often — they'…