have the same attitude about optometry I did before my 3rd year of opt school. They schmoose you into thinking is such a great profession. They state one of the benefits is you can easily work part time and for many that's your only option because there just aren't enough jobs. They also say you can work 8 to 5 which isn't true either. Patients are getting more demanding and optometrists give in by having late and even Saturday hours. It is the only medical profession besides pharmacy that has a retail setting. Optometry went down hill when it sold out to retail. I didn't go to school for 8 years to have to work on Saturday's. I'm sorry, but I'm just not doing it. My husband is an engineer and went to school for 4 years and is never expected to work on a Saturday. I'm a freaking doctor and it's supposed to be second nature for me. It's CRAP! Another thing is that optometrists in general care too much about their patients and let their patients walk all over them. At most doctors offices if you are late for your appointment you have to reschedule, its just expected. I know of other medical professions that bill you for your appointment if you are even 5 minutes late and still make you reschedule, but I'd put money on it that no optometrist would ever think about doing that. I'm not trying to talk anyone out of becoming an optometrist.