Sears optical

[thanotoriousfob]

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I have been hearing that Sears could be going out of business this year. If this is true, how will this impact jobs for optometrists?

 

[KHE]

I have been hearing that Sears could be going out of business this year. If this is true, how will this impact jobs for optometrists?

Poorly.

 

[IndianaOD]

I'd count it a good thing. A bunch on crappy commercial joints gone. It seems to me though that few Sears opticals can even support a full time OD, I always see openings in the classifieds.

 

[KHE]

I'd count it a good thing. A bunch on crappy commercial joints gone. It seems to me though that few Sears opticals can even support a full time OD, I always see openings in the classifieds.

Whatever ODs were working there are going to be flooding the market looking for work. That's what I meant by "poorly."

 

[thanotoriousfob]

Whatever ODs were working there are going to be flooding the market looking for work. That's what I meant by "poorly."

So basically bad for job prospects but good for optometry?

 

[KHE]

So basically bad for job prospects but good for optometry?

It's bad for job prospects in the short term but more than likely a sideways move for optometry in the long term.

Sears Optical GENERALLY caters to lower socio-economic patients or those with poorly reimbursing vision plans. If Sears closes, those patients will just move on to other establishments that cater to lower socio-economic patients and those with poorly reimbursing vision plans.

 

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