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Love DO Week: Helping people see the world differently

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Dispensing

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Blog

Publish date

14/09/2026

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As a Dispensing Optician and Contact Lens Optician at Specsavers Newport, helping people see their best is what motivates Anni Waldorf every day. After 18 years in optics and four years with Specsaver

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Love DO Week: A career without limits

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Optometry

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Blog

Publish date

08/09/2026

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When Emily Head started working in an optical practice at 16, she knew she wanted a clinical career, but one that would allow her to develop quickly, learn on the job and make a difference to people's

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Love DO Week: Caring for generations

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Optometry

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Blog

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08/09/2026

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After 37 years as a dispensing optician, Tony Caffrey still loves helping people see clearly and feel confident in their glasses. As a partner at Specsavers Dundee, he's cared for generations of famil

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Love DO Week: From leaflets to leadership

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Optometry

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Blog

Publish date

08/09/2026

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Dan Green's Specsavers journey started with a temporary contract handing out free sight test leaflets. Today, he's Head of Dispensing Development, helping others build successful careers in optics. Wh

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Love DO Week - From DO to Director

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Optometry

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Blog

Publish date

08/09/2026

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When Angela Dawson joined Specsavers as an optical assistant at 18, she didn't expect it to become a 32-year career. Just two weeks after joining, she was offered the opportunity to train as a dispens

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A career built on saying yes

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Optometry

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Blog

Publish date

04/08/2026

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For Zoe Smith, a career at Specsavers was never part of a grand plan. 28 years ago, she packed up her life, moved from North-West England to South Wales at just 21 years old, and stepped into a role a

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Balancing family and ambition: Astra’s Story

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Dispensing

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Blog

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19/11/2025

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Astra wanted a job that worked around her family. She found a career instead. When Astra Wright walked into Specsavers Ripley five years ago, she wasn’t thinking about optics. “Honestly, I just wanted

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"I wanted something bigger": Anna-Marie's story

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Dispensing

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Blog

Publish date

02/05/2025

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Born and raised in England, Anna-Marie moved to Northern Ireland at 18, unsure of her career path. She dabbled in painting and art, but it wasn’t until she took a receptionist role at an independent o

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From dispensing optician to being her own boss: Verity's story

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Dispensing

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Blog

Publish date

28/04/2025

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Verity's journey from a dedicated dispensing optician to a business owner at Specsavers shines a light on one of the several varied paths a DO (Dispensing Optician) could take with Specsavers. Here,

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Make a difference as a Dispensing Optician at Specsavers

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Dispensing

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Blog

Publish date

14/04/2025

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Rachel Clarke was seven years old when she decided she wanted to be an optician. Why? Because her ultimate hero, her dad, who knew the answers to every question she ever asked, didn’t know how her

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Personal and professional growth: Amy's story

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Dispensing

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Blog

Publish date

14/04/2025

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Amy Griffiths, a dedicated Dispensing Optician at the Swansea Specsavers store, has a life that revolves around her passion for optics and her energetic collie, Aurora. "My life kind of really centres

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