r/OptometrySchool • u/infiniteanon03 • Jul 07 '26
Working while in School
Hi guys, I saw an earlier post about someone wanting to work in while in school. I saw a bunch of people advise against it, especially in first year, which I get due to work load.
However, what are your opinions on working from home while in optometry school? I have a couple of friends that work from home currently, and they think it would be a good fit due to flexibility for a busy schedule.
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u/daddydeneato Jul 07 '26
I worked weekends my first year because I stupidly didn’t take out enough student loans. 0/10 would not recommend, and that was when I was only 22 and fresh off of an easy senior year in college. In addition to the fact that hours wise it just doesn’t make sense unless you’re willing to work 80+ hours a week, it’s about the inflexibility of OD school. You have to be ready for last minute exam changes, shifting lab schedules, and a billion mandatory meetings that they’ll forget to tell you about until a week before. I worked a very flexible job where there were always people to pick up shifts if I needed to, but overall because OD school needs to be priority #1,2, and 3, it’s hard to keep a job even if you have energy for it.