I started a PR
internship last month and on the second day of internship my supervisor asked
me a question I thought no one in that field would ever ask me. “Do you know how to
use photoshop?” I hesitated for a while thinking what to answer. I know how to
use photoshop but I am far from being an expert. Should I say yes or no? What
if I say yes and he asks for something I don’t know? If I say no, wouldn’t he
think that I am not qualified enough? I finally reacted after some seconds and
said a not so convincing 'yes'. I am sure my supervisor noticed I was not too
sure.
After some minutes, my
supervisor came back to me asking me to design two stickers for a client on
photoshop. I felt relieved when I realised that what he was asking was simple
to do. However, the stickers would be better on illustrator than photoshop. I
explained to my supervisor why I preferred doing the task on illustrator rather
than on photoshop and he agreed. He liked the stickers and I was asked to
design other stuffs during the following days.
My advice to you would
be to never think you are learning something which will never be of any use.
You are most probably wrong. It will come in handy at some point of your life. Today,
I regret having complained that much in my design class. I should really thank
my design lecturer!
