How I Quit Panera Bread And Traveled America For 5 Months

Tom Kuegler
Sep 4, 2018 · 5 min read
Photo by Joseph Barrientos on Unsplash

“What the f*ck are you doing?!”

That’s what the look on her face said to me.

I’ll always remember my manager. Short. Glasses. Never smiled. I got the distinct feeling she hated her life and didn’t like me very much.

I can’t blame her. I was just a 22-year-old privileged white dude…

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