Strengths answers

I came across a question on yahoo answers where people had given their opinion on whether it was a strength being a graphic designer and here are some of the answers below.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081014071610AAyRNpS

Graphic design jobs of all types require exceptional attention to detail and patience. Designers often work on the same project for weeks on end, so being able to cope with a repetitive environment is important. There are also often strict deadlines to meet.

Self Employment

Graphic design has a high rate of self employment due to the ease of delivering graphic design work. Graphic design can be undertaken solely at home on a computer and as such many people simply find clients through word of mouth, advertising and via the internet. It is certainly possible to make a good living running a graphic design business right from your home or from your own office.

A self employed graphic designer does not have the advantage of the regular income that a paid employee has. There are also no retirement benefits. However there are other benefits to self employment including:


Tax breaks
Flexible hours
Possibility to earn more money
Choose your own clients
Being your own boss
The negatives of being self employed are often significantly outweighed by the positives.

PRO:
You set your own hours.

CON:
You’re expected to work 24 / 7.

PRO:
You set your own rates.

CON:
How do you know when you’re selling yourself short?

PRO:
You’re doing the job you love.

CON:
Many people don’t appreciate your design education.

PRO:
You make the rules.

CON:
No-one explains how things should be done.

PRO:
If you want a holiday, you take a holiday.

CON:
Should you decide to go on holiday you don’t get paid for it.

PRO:
You get to wear a lot of different hats.

CON:
Sometimes you just want to wear your favourite hat.

PRO:
Realising you’ve paid too much tax at the end of the year and getting a nice rebate.

CON:
Accounting.

PRO:
You talk to people across the globe.

CON:
Sadly you don’t meet all your clients face-to-face. Maybe one day.