Man, back in 2015, I never really put much stock in horoscopes or star signs, you know? It always felt like a bunch of fluffy stuff people read for fun. But that year, let me tell you, things got real messy, real fast. And it pushed me to look into things I never thought I would.
I landed this new gig, and the job itself was fine, a good step up. But the manager? Oh boy. That was a whole different story. This person, they were a walking, talking perfection machine. Every little detail had to be exactly right. Not just “good enough” or “mostly right.” It had to be impeccable. I remember spending hours on reports, double-checking numbers, formatting everything to a T. And still, they’d find something. A misplaced comma, a slightly off shade in a presentation slide, a delivery time that could be shaved down by five minutes. It drove me absolutely bonkers.
I was so close to just throwing in the towel every single day. The stress was through the roof. I’d go home and just vent, feeling totally overwhelmed and frustrated. One day, a coworker, bless their heart, just casually said, “Ah, you know, typical Virgo.” I rolled my eyes and mumbled something about not believing in that nonsense. But that little phrase, it stuck in my head. Like a stubborn little burr.
A few nights later, totally fed up and desperate for any kind of insight, I found myself on Google. I typed in “Virgo traits 2015” or something like “Virgo personality problems.” I wasn’t looking for predictions, just trying to understand this force of nature I was working for. I started reading through some articles, not just about the year’s forecast but more about the general characteristics associated with Virgos. And what I read… well, it kinda blew my mind.
It talked about being super analytical, detail-oriented to a fault, critical, practical, hardworking, and sometimes, yeah, a bit anxious. My mind immediately went to my manager. It was like someone had written a job description for their brain. The meticulousness, the constant need for perfection, the way they’d critique everything – it all suddenly started to fit into this weird framework.
And that’s when my “practice” really kicked off. I didn’t actually write anything down in a formal “record.” My record was all in my head, in how I started to approach every single interaction. I would observe. Every time my manager pointed out a flaw or asked for an adjustment, instead of immediately feeling my blood pressure rise, I’d try to mentally connect it to what I’d read about Virgo traits. I started telling myself, “Okay, this isn’t personal. This is just their deep-seated need for things to be just so.”
It was a total game-changer, honestly. It didn’t make the criticisms go away, but it helped me depersonalize them. I started anticipating things. Before sending an email, I’d proofread it three times. Before a presentation, I’d not only check my facts but also the font sizes and color schemes. I started presenting solutions with all the minutiae already accounted for. It was like I was learning to speak their language, to anticipate their particular brand of perfectionism.
Did it suddenly make the job a breeze? Hell no. It was still incredibly demanding. But it made it bearable. It gave me a way to navigate a really challenging situation without losing my mind or, more importantly, my job. My “record” isn’t a neat log of observations; it’s the shift in my own behavior and mindset, the way I learned to adapt and survive in that environment.
So, why did I go down this rabbit hole of Virgo traits in 2015?
Well, that year was a nightmare for my family too. My youngest kid got really sick, like, hospitalized for weeks, serious stuff. I burned through all my paid leave at my old job, and things were looking bleak. I was worried sick about losing my job and our health insurance right when we needed it most. That’s why I jumped at this new opportunity, even with the tricky manager.
This new manager, with their intense demands, just piled on to an already impossible situation. I desperately needed that job. So, looking into those “Virgo traits” wasn’t about believing in astrology; it was about finding any possible tool, any sliver of understanding, to figure out how to work effectively with this person who held my livelihood in their hands. It was about survival, plain and simple. That’s why I remember 2015 and those darn Virgo traits so vividly. It actually helped me stick it out, things eventually got better with my kid, and I even learned how to work with that manager, mostly. It just changed my whole perspective on how people tick.
