Right, but a wry smile can help.
And we think these ‘self-achievement’ stickers published last week by New Yorker magazine provide just that.
The artist is Jeremy Nguyen, a young man with a talent for satire living in an NYC suburb.
Don’t you agree he’s nailed some of the commonest problems facing all freelancers?
Start making the awards today. You know you’ve earned them!
See the whole set in New Yorker 07/08/17