Alright so back in June 2015 I saw this Virgo career horoscope thing floating around. Figured hey, why not try it out myself? Just for kicks, see if any of it actually sticks. Started simple.
Gearing Up
First thing one Monday morning, I grabbed my usual notebook. You know, that cheap spiral one with coffee stains? Flipped to a fresh page, scribbled the date – June 1, 2015 – and big letters at the top: “VIRGO WORK HOROSCOPE TEST RUN.” Felt kinda silly, honestly.
Tackling the Tips One by One
The horoscope blabbed a bunch about Virgos needing “organization” and “clear communication” that month. Ugh, basic. But I committed.
- Tip #1: Tame the Paperwork Beast. Dug into my overflowing inbox that Tuesday. Seriously, stacks of reports and random sticky notes everywhere. Spent like three hours just sorting, filing, tossing. Made a stupid color-coded system with highlighters I found in a drawer. Total nerd move. My desk looked weirdly clean afterward, kinda empty.
- Tip #2: Talk More Clearly (Apparently). Okay, so Wednesday meeting rolls around. My boss Jim is waffling about deadlines as usual. Normally I’d just nod, zone out, doodle on my pad. But this time? I piped up. Point blank asked, “Jim, specific date though? Like, actual calendar date.” Made sure my voice didn’t sound too bitchy. He looked surprised, mumbled “Uh… end of week, Friday? Latest.” Score. Wrote that down later: “Asked Jim for date. Worked. Shocking.”
- Tip #3: Focus on Details (Like I Don’t Always?). Thursday I got handed this client proposal. Normally I’d skim the main points. Horoscope guilt-tripped me into actually proofreading the whole darn thing. Tiny font too. Found two messed up numbers and a typo in their company name! Sent it back to Sarah with corrections. She just replied “Thanks.” No exclamation point. Probably annoyed.
Hitting a Wall
Then came the “collaborate more” advice on like Friday. My energy was zapped. Tried being extra friendly to Debbie in accounting about some expense reports. Smiled, made small talk. She just looked tired. Offered to grab coffees for the team later. Only Dan took me up on it. Mostly felt awkward and drained. Wrote: “Collaboration? More like pain. Coffee cost $12. Dan barely talked.”
The Weird Payoff
Here’s the kicker. End of the month, totally forgot about this whole experiment. Jim calls me in. Braced for something boring. Instead he goes, “Hey, noticed you’ve been really on top of things lately. Very precise. That proposal clean-up was good. Client noticed.” He approved a training course budget I’d asked for ages ago! Total surprise. Made me wonder… was it the stars? Or just finally cleaning my damn desk and asking a simple question?
Wrote a final note in the book: “June Virgo Horoscope: Mostly obvious stuff. But asking direct dates works. So does proofreading. Collaboration still sucks. Coffee is expensive. Desk still weirdly clean. Course approved = win.” Closed the notebook, shoved it back on the shelf. Still got the coffee stain.
