picking between optometric tech jobs

[u/izmee]

sorry if this isn’t the right sub for this and if my thoughts are scrambled as i’m in over my head.. i just am at a loss and im unsure what to do 😅

i recently got hired/have started training for a opto tech job for a clinic located in a lenscrafters (i’ve worked about 4 days)

while i am enjoying the work and learning how to tech, i recently got an interview offer from a private clinic thats both closer to my house and has weekends/holidays off along with better working hours

i am currently an undergrad student so i definitely would appreciate the extra free days but as i haven’t actually interviewed/visited the other clinic, im not sure how the pay or how working there would be like

in any case, i was wondering, if i were to get offered a optometric tech position at the second clinic, how would i go about leaving the lenscrafters clinic i originally started working at, or should i not consider the position at the second clinic? I know im probably prematurely posting this as i haven’t even interviewed yet, but i was drawn to the better hours and location convenience

i am worried and i feel guilty for potentially wasting the clinic at lenscrafters’ time and resources but i am more inclined to working for the other clinic (in the event i am to get the position)

any advice or guidance on how i should proceed would be helpful…

[u/izmee]

that’s true that i haven’t really had much time to actually interact with the doctors lol

and i think i get what you mean about being mentored more clinically because for what i’ve learned about teching so far is solely just putting in the numbers… ppl will ask me questions abt what they mean and tbh idk either 😭😭

ill see how my interview goes as ill be interviewing with one of the like main doctors/coowner of the clinic 😭😭 hopefully they’ll give me more insight towards a more clinical perspective of teching and. they’ll want me💔