Everyone needs to calm down, no point ****ging each other in rage, you won't achieve much.
ALittleLost25 - My best advice for you is to try out optometry to see how its like, and I mean a whole day shift, not just 10 minutes. It will be even better if you can get work experience in it.
OP- May be best to find an employer who isn't a dickhead, even if the job is crap, a good employer can make it significantly better. Or even switch career, you can always go down the PhD route and go into research. I once knew a pharmacy locum who had a PhD and hated pharmacy, he found a job in business development at accenture.