How this whole horoscope thing went down
Alright, so I gotta be honest here – I was feeling seriously stuck job-wise back in 2015. Like, totally spinning my wheels. Saw this title pop up somewhere: “2015 Career Forecast Virgo”. Normally, I’d scroll right past that cosmic fluff, but desperation makes you try weird stuff. Figured, why not? Worst case, nothing happens. Best case? Maybe some weird insight shakes loose.
First step: I actually Googled that exact title. Found a bunch of sites talking about Virgos in 2015. Skimmed a few, but honestly, most sounded like fortune cookie stuff. Generic. Needed something I could actually, you know, do.
Grabbed my ancient notebook – the one with coffee stains from 2010 – and a pen. Sat at my kitchen table. This felt kinda silly, but hey, committed now. Started writing down the key points every site seemed to agree on for Virgos:
- “2015 is about structure!” (Okay, vague…)
- “Attention to detail pays off.” (Always try for this anyway…)
- “Communication is key.” (Sure…)
- “Look for opportunities in existing networks.” (Huh. Not new contacts, but old ones?)
- “Be open to unexpected shifts.” (Gee, thanks…)
Stared at my messy list. “Structure,” “detail,” “talk to people I know,” “be ready for surprises.” Felt like basic career advice wrapped in cosmic paper. Still. Decided to pick one thing to actually do. Went with the “network” one. Because honestly, I hated networking events. This sounded… less painful.
Didn’t wanna cold call or anything awful. Instead, I looked at my contact list. Saw a guy, Mike. We’d worked together like, three jobs ago. Always solid. Hadn’t talked in maybe two years? Felt weird just hitting him up for “opportunities.” That’s skeevy. Changed gears.
Decided to just reconnect. No agenda. Sent him a plain email: “Hey Mike, randomly saw that [Industry Thing] happened. Made me think of that wild project we pulled off at [Old Company Name]. Hope things are good on your end?”
Hit send. Immediately felt awkward. “This is stupid. Stars? Really?”
Mike emailed back the next day. Was actually cool! Just catching up, sharing dumb old stories. Didn’t ask for a job. Didn’t even mention looking. We traded a few emails over the week. Easy stuff.
A week later, he forwards me an internal posting from HIS company. Totally unexpected. It was weirdly spot-on for my skills. “Thought of you when this came across,” he wrote. “No pressure, just figured you should see it.”
Applied. Used the whole “structure and detail” bit they loved for Virgos to tighten my resume way up. Went over that thing like ten times. Proofread obsessively. Made sure my examples screamed precision.
Then… waited. Felt like forever. That “be ready for shifts” thing? Yeah. The shift was getting ghosted for two months. Nearly gave up. Assumed the whole horoscope thing was total bunk.
Out of the blue? Got an interview request. Turns out Mike put in a quiet word. Interview went okay. Focused hard on listening & clear communication (see? Virgo stuff!), especially about the messy details of my past projects.
Got the offer a week later. A sideways move, not a giant leap, but honestly? Better pay, less chaos than my dead-end gig. Used that horoscope mumbo-jumbo as a weird little kick in the pants. Made me do something specific I normally wouldn’t have – reach out to an old contact, purely for human reasons, not job-hunting desperation. That made the difference.
Do I think the planets arranged my job? Hell no. But using that forecast to push myself into a tiny, awkward action? That actually worked. Weirdly grateful. Learned you sometimes gotta try the dumb stuff.
