I was working as an intern for an animation studio. My
duties were all about writing and proofreading, I had no skills or duties about
graphic stuff. I can do some things with GIMP and have some very, VERY minimal Photoshop skills for
simple tasks.One day, my boss was speaking with a client and he saw the GIMP icon on my desktop.
Client: Wait, why can’t we simply give this job to
her?Boss: Well, she’s not a graphic.
Client: Don’t try to cheat me! I can see she has a
graphic software right there.For good twenty minutes, me and my boss BOTH tried to explain
him I wasn’t qualified for that work – work that for sure he couldn’t have done
with GIMP. The best part?Client: Fine, I suppose I should meet your guy, then.
But I’d prefer her.Me/ Boss: But why?
Client: She’s an intern! I could have this done
for free!