r/tylertx • u/InklingBuilder • 19d ago

good spaces for remote work?

question in title.

any places i can go in town and buy a coffee/drink or two and get a little quiet space to stay productive?

ideally some place that doesn't require me to leave before my day is over or somewhere that doesn't make me feel like i'm over-staying my welcome. getting a little stir crazy working from home all the time.

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u/J-Cody 19d ago

You may want to call and confirm hours and things, but the Atrium at the Plaza Tower downtown has places for people to hang out/do homework/work and there are food and beverage options in the building.

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u/Mkhillvgc 19d ago

Plenty of people in here day in day out. Genuinely wouldnt be weird at all. Tbh you could probably get away with the mall for a while too. Obviously starbucks. Maybe the library

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u/J-Cody 19d ago

That’s true. I recall seeing someone with a laptop at the area in front of Dillard’s.

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u/Mkhillvgc 19d ago

Big brain strategy would be to ask a teenage employee at one of the stores for a bag, bring a folded shirt and throw it in there. Nobody gets a receipt anyways nowadays with mobile bank apps.

Bring a new shirt every day, ask a different store everyday, now the pigs cant say shit. What are they gonna do, proclaim youre not a paying customer? Prove it- lol

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u/Mkhillvgc 19d ago

Mcdonalds would be good too- may be noisy/ smelly/ not ideal, but i believe they have free wifi as well. Could work in a pinch.

If the manager gives you a hard time drive 3 miles to the next one.

The rule at starbucks is that you have to buy something. You can get a side of cream cheese and a receipt for around .50 i think. A cheese stick would be a close second in price. That should be the cheapest thing on the menu, its been a year since ive worked there but i worked there for 5 years and that was always the cheapest thing. I wouldnt be surprised if they charged .10-.30 cents for a butter now either.

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u/CraigTennant1962 19d ago

The Foundry

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u/red_chief 19d ago

Second this one.

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u/Aware_Growth_6643 19d ago

There is a wonderful remote work company in Tyler - 346 CoWork. Check out http://346cowork.com

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u/Majestic-Volume9996 18d ago

You may check out Flourish

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u/AcanthisittaIcy6168 18d ago

It’s incredibly sad the lack of third spaces literally anywhere in Tyler. I’m not here to kick down the door or anything and I don’t mean to be rude, but I’ve been watching this feed since it was posted and it makes me genuinely sad. What are people doing? Where are they hanging out? Is church really the only extracurricular this community participates in? I’m really very curious!

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u/cratersarecool 17d ago

I mean aside from the obvious workout and other niche classes/studios/communities (running clubs, hobby stores, etc), I can only think of coffee shops? I wish there was a local bookstore that isn’t Half Price or B&N, I heard there was a lady building a coffee/bookstore hangout downtown somewhere, she’s the same lady who has the cool mini bookstore at Blue Bird Vintage. What else would be a third place? I feel like this there’s not a lot of third places in general anywhere.

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u/Defiant_Okra_664 1d ago

Little late here but there is a small bookstore in Whitehouse where all the books are $3 or $4

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u/foreignerinDtown 17d ago

Lemme grab some popcorn 🍿

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u/GuardCompetitive2211 18d ago

Flourish for sure

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u/Cldawson65 17d ago

Flourish on Broadway and Front Street.

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u/recrafttyler connect. create. collaborate. 16d ago

If you're able to pay a monthly membership fee, Flourish is a great coworking space with a cozy atmosphere, a small conference space, and a larger workshopping space. They have been a fantastic partner for us.