Working from Panera Bread

Posted By: Bob Buskirk on March 7th, 2009
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I have talked about working from Starbucks before and some other coffee shops, but nowhere else really. The main reason for that is that I usually want coffee when I’m working and in Pittsburgh there really are not that many places you can go, bring a laptop, and get on the internet unless you have an EVDO card. Also so many places do not give you a real relaxed atmosphere to work in. I have really never been to a Panera Bread before going to one with my friend Brittany a few months ago. After going there for the first time I realized it is the perfect place to work at. Since moving back home I have been going to the Panera Bread on Mcknight road. It is one of the biggest Panera’s that I’ve been to! It has a ton of seating, booths, nice chairs, a fireplace, and even a conference room!

As I said I have been at the Panera on McKnight a lot mainly because I have been meeting with my friend Carley to help her out with her blog. She just got into blogging so I have been helping her out getting her blog setup and showing some tips and tricks that I know. It is always good to teach people new things and get them into blogging. Panera is great because it offers free WiFi, you don’t even have to buy anything, but I normally grab at least a coffee. At Starbucks I am only limited to the 2 hours I get with my Starbucks card, so having unlimited times is nice, especially if I need to get out of the “office” for a day and work from somewhere else. Another great thing I like about Panera is the food. As I said I have been trying to eat healthier and Panera offers food that is much better for me than stopping at some fast food place.

With the relaxed atmosphere, free WiFi, and healthy food Panera bread is a great place to work from.

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13 Responses to “Working from Panera Bread”

Colin Dean said on March 7th, 2009 at 5:18 pm

Panera really is a fantastic place to work. I find myself at the one on the Boulevard of the Allies or the one at Penn Center in Monroeville the most often. The unfortunate thing is that power outlets are a valued commodity at both of these locations, especially at the first.

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Bob Buskirk Reply:
March 7th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Yeah I did forget to mention that, only about 3 tables inside have access to outlets, I always try to grab one of those tables when I get inside!

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Ed Lau said on March 8th, 2009 at 1:04 am

Nice. I always look for places with free Wi-Fi to get stuff done. Just got too many distractions at home.

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Make Money Online Reply:
March 16th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Yeah thats something I prefer too. The bed is tempting, the tv is tempting.

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Jacob said on March 10th, 2009 at 10:03 pm

I heard somewhere (and I can’t say that my sources are actually valid) that Panera is actually ridiculously unhealthy for you because of the oils they use in their breads and the such. Sure, they’re not frying, but then there are the oils. I’ve never actually done any sort of testing on it myself (being a bio major, I probably would), but it’s something to look in to.

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Komodo Dragon said on March 11th, 2009 at 12:11 pm

Jacob what I would say to that is, you always have to becareful what you eat, even at a healthy place like Subway, there are still unhealthy choices, so if someone is going to panera bread to be 100% healthy they should do their research and see what the calories, etc are of each thing they want to eat.

On a different note, I never knew that Panera bread had Wifi Access, that is just awesome! I really enjoy Panera bread, but probably not as much as my roommate and his girlfriend do. They always seem to go there.

That is awesome that you have a friend in real life that is a blogger as well, I wish I had one hehe.

Till then,

Jean

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Jacob Reply:
March 11th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Yeah, I know. What I meant to say (and I didn’t clarify) was that, according to this person, Panera is worse than McDonalds, BK, Wendy’s, etc, etc. Who knows, though?

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Bob Buskirk Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Well I’m not sure but Panera does offer a Nutrition guide: http://www.panerabread.com/pdf/nutr-guide.pdf

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Diety said on March 13th, 2009 at 4:09 am

Yeah I love working from places like this. I’m less likely to waste time because once I come there TO WORK I feel like I need to work and not procrastinate.

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kitti said on March 13th, 2009 at 11:37 pm

I used to work at Panera and it’s true; it’s ridiculously unhealthy. Yes, you can find some healthy options but they are a very small percentage of the menu. All those delicious-looking sandwiches they feature every couple of months? The WORST! The soups? Unless you get vegetable or black bean, forget it. Just read the nutritional guide very carefully. Watch out for sodium, too!

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Sony Ericsson Themes said on March 16th, 2009 at 6:27 am

Looking smooth Bob! Nice environment

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Play Games Win Prizes said on April 14th, 2009 at 1:57 pm

It’s just like saying SUBWAY has healthy food, but it’s actually not as healthy as you think. If you go out to eat a lot, it may be healthy, but it’s nothing better than McDonalds if you break it all down.

-Mike

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