Should I be an optician?

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I've been interested in glasses and optics for my whole life. I also enjoy fashion. I'm not sure if I can handle the social aspect.

I might be able to because I'm mostly talking about glasses and figuring out the best lenses and frames.

I often feel like talking about glasses and lenses to people, but I don't because it's not socially acceptable. I think that would be a good outlet.

"Optician" might just be up your alley. Maybe you could become an optometrist?

Neither is exactly a "social" profession. All you have to be is superficially pleasant to your clients.

I don't think glasses are as socially unacceptable as they were back before the 1970s.

I think becoming an optometrist involves too much school. I'm pretty sure you need to go to med school. I'm still planning to finish high school, so more places will hire me.

I think being an optician is a better fit because I also get to deal with the frames themselves. I enjoy fashion and I'm not a fan of too much school.

I did look for optician jobs online and all of them asked for good people skills. I don't know what they mean. I've met a few opticians with bad people skills, so maybe my people skills are good enough.

Another issue I have is health. My energy and motivation fluctuates a lot. Same with sensory issues. When I have sensory issues I get grumpy and hyper. Don't think people want to deal with that.

I'm fine with wearing glasses, I know that is socially acceptable. Talking about them is another story. It would be cool to be an optician because I can talk about glasses all day without looking weird.

You don't have to go to Med School to be an optometrist.

You do have to go to university, though. In the US, one could even enter a School of Optometry with only 3/4 of university credits completed (though a bachelor's degree is preferred).

Optometry programs are four-year programs, though probably not as demanding as medical school.

If you're fascinated by lenses, then Optician is the profession for you. It's like somebody who is fascinated by coins becoming a numismatist.

It's probably still too much school. I've heard that it's a demanding course. I also want it to be a part-time job because of my health issues. Don't think it's possible to be a part-time optometrist.

PS: is that you in your avatar?

That's me!