What made you get into the field?

**hcjilson** · 03-03-2009, 09:11 PM

My grandfather was an optician, My father was an optician, of his 6 children, 4 are also opticians. You could say it runs in the family! :D

**billmdee** · 03-04-2009, 12:50 AM

I was the manager of a Cookie Store in the Mall. The manager of the Optical shop next door was a regular customer of mine, and he offered me a job EVERY DAY FOR A YEAR. Finally after working a 100 hours a week for months on end, I gave in and accepted his offer. Now almost 10 years later I have an actual career.

I had a friend in 8th grade who knew back then (26 years ago) that he wanted to be a an Optician. We all thought that was a weird job to want for a 13 year old, we wanted o be Firemen or Baseball players. Who knew he was so smart.

**optigrrl** · 03-04-2009, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by billmdee

I was the manager of a Cookie Store in the Mall. The manager of the Optical shop next door was a regular customer of mine, and he offered me a job EVERY DAY FOR A YEAR. Finally after working a 100 hours a week for months on end, I gave in and accepted his offer. Now almost 10 years later I have an actual career.

I had a friend in 8th grade who knew back then (26 years ago) that he wanted to be a an Optician. We all thought that was a weird job to want for a 13 year old, we wanted o be Firemen or Baseball players. Who knew he was so smart.

That's way too random!

**chip anderson** · 03-04-2009, 10:32 AM

Actually I got into the optical business on the night shift at Modern Optics of Houston in the eight grade. But It was because I wanted cars and beer and gasoline money. Unfortunately it didn't leave me any time to enjoy the cars, beer and gasoline.

Chip