So back in January, I stumbled on this Virgo career horoscope for 2023 while doomscrolling at 2 AM. Normally I’d laugh it off, but damn, some points felt personal. Like it knew I’d been stuck in the same role for three years, itching for change but paralyzed by overthinking. Classic Virgo stuff.
First Step: Called BS & Did Research Anyway
The horoscope said: “Q4 is your career power window”. Yeah right, I thought. But curiosity won. Spent a whole weekend Googling Virgo 2023 career predictions from multiple sources. Took notes like a mad scientist:
- Saw “strategic networking” mentioned 11 times across sites
- Phrases like “silent preparation” kept popping up
- That “power window” actually lined up with my company’s budget planning cycle
The Awkward Experiment Phase
Armed with notes, I made a battle plan. Step one? Fix my LinkedIn. Updated that dusty profile pic, rewrote my bio without corporate jargon (“synergy” 🤮), and listed actual achievements instead of fluffy responsibilities. Took me three coffees to stop cringing at self-promotion.
Then came networking. I started small:
- Messaged former colleagues who left my company first. Simple “hey how’s life?” texts
- Forced myself to ask ONE question in every Zoom meeting instead of staying muted
- Wore bright colors to work thrice a week so people remembered my face in the hallway (no lie)
Where Things Got Wild
By August, the horoscope’s “silent preparation” advice kicked in. Took online courses during lunch breaks while eating sad desk salads. Studied internal promotion patterns. Realized nobody got promoted without showing quantifiable $$ impact.
So I tracked every single thing:
- My process tweak saved operations 24 hours/month? Logged it.
- Fixed a recurring client complaint? Screenshot the feedback.
- Even documented how much paper I saved switching to digital reports ($78/year, lol).
The “Power Window” Payoff
October rolls around. Budget meetings start. I marched into my boss’s office armed with:
- A one-page impact report with dollar signs
- Names of three senior managers who vaguely knew my work
- A request for that “Sr.” title I thought was impossible
When they offered a 5% raise, I cited my research on industry standards (another horoscope tip!). Countered. Got the title and 12% more. That astrology junk somehow worked.
Was it magic? Hell no. But framing career moves around planetary transits forced me to actually do the things I avoided. Though I still side-eye whoever wrote “Mercury Retrograde is good for reflection” after that email fiasco in March…
