My apologies.
I knew you worked at home, I did not know you were self- employed. I knew you worked for a company as a designer, I assumed you were on payroll, not contract..
Of course, you've assumed I've always been a bureaucrat. On the contrary, I've worked for private industry for most of my life, and only switched to government work after I was laid off for over a year. I made the decision that the benefits and security trumped the big paycheck. It appears I guessed right.