.panera experience.

There were a couple things i learned while working at panera bread. most of which i learned while walking around cleaning the dining room. whenever you were assigned to the dining room shift you got to walk around all 8 hours of your shift and clean up after people. during this time of the dining room shift which i did for 3 months 4 days a week sometimes 8 hour shifts i made a habit of observing people. here's what i found.

1. half of america does not know how to read the signs on the panera trash cans. the signs that say "silverware here" "plates here" "cups here" somehow everything ends up in one huge pile left for me to sort out cause apparently im the only one that can read the signs.

2. all those business men that walk in with their dress shirts and ties carrying theyre lap top and a note book and pen, your thinkin theyve come to work on business stuff right? not so fast. they walk in grab theyre coffee (most business men like lots of cream and sugar) they go find a quite corner by a window. they stand there. casually look over the whole dining room to see if they know anyone. nope, no one they know today. they sit. they break out the macbook. slide on their glasses and begin typing away. now they start squinting at the screen, thinking hard. doing lots of hard work. then they start the beard stroke. the sigh. meanwhile. i leave and go sort out a pile of dishes that is about to fall on the floor. i come back and start wiping a table behind mr. business man and i glance over at the screen, whats that i see? facebook? hmm. :)

3. im very proud to say that i have held, used, and broke (oops), the 8th wonder of the world. ladies and gentlemen, may i present to you.... the "Eureka Cordless Quick Pickup"!! complete with rechargable battery packs.

Clean anywhere in your home with this cordless, lightweight vacuum from Eureka. This bagless, 2-motor cleaner converts to a hand vacuum and has a stair cleaning handle and revolving brush roll, so you can easil switch between carpet, hard floors, stairs and other surfaces. Plus, storage is a snap, with a wall-mountable charger to save space in your home.

Sound amazing right? well it truly is. because every time i went out to vaccum (i had to many a times on my shift.) i had to give a speech on how well this vacuum works. every person i passed by, young and old, would stop me and ask me endless questions about this vacuum. "does it work?" no i just like pushing it around. "whats the brand?" "how much was it" "how big of crumbs can it pick up?" every time i went out to vacuum what should have taken 5 minutes took around 15. sooo many questions. people stared in wonder. they would stop eating and just watch me vacuum. talk about awkward.

Panera=GreatExperience. :D