Alright let me walk you through that weird time back in May 2017 when I actually tried following my Virgo career horoscope. Felt kinda silly, but hey, I was stuck in a rut at my old accounting job and figured, why not see what the stars suggest? Total desperation move.
Finding That Horoscope
Remembered seeing astro stuff popping up online. So one slow Tuesday, probably May 2nd or 3rd, I was slumped at my cubicle avoiding spreadsheets. Snuck onto my phone – boss was breathing down my neck all week – and just searched “Virgo career horoscope May 2017.” Bam, a bunch popped up. This one headline grabbed me because it promised “practical steps,” not just fluffy predictions.
What Those Stars Supposedly Said
Skimmed the thing right there, phone tucked under the desk. Made me raise my eyebrows. Here’s the gist I scribbled later:
- Mercury Retrograde starting May 3rd: A big “don’t sign anything important or start new jobs” warning. Apparently communication would be total chaos. Great timing, right?
- Stressing Over Details: Classic Virgo stuff – said I’d be obsessing over tiny mistakes at work. Felt painfully accurate already.
- Saturn Vibes Pushing Discipline: Something about sticking to routines. Sounded boring but maybe necessary?
- A Glimmer of Hope Mid-May: Venus moving or something hinted at a possible job opportunity popping up unexpectedly. That got my attention.
So basically: brace for chaos, grind it out meticulously, stay vigilant, maybe an opportunity shows up. Mixed bag.
My Actual May 2017 Job Rollercoaster
Okay, did I actually follow the stars? Kinda? It felt more like the predictions just… happened.
The Mercury Retrograde Nightmare: Started May 3rd, just like they said. And holy cow, did it hit. First, a critical report I’d spent weeks on got lost in the company server black hole. Boss blamed me. Then, our main client meeting got rescheduled THREE times because emails went unanswered or calendar invites vanished. Total meltdown. I just kept thinking “Don’t sign anything, don’t agree to new projects,” like the horoscope warned. Stuck to damage control and triple-checking every email.
Stressing Over Details? Check. Mid-May hit, and I was agonizing over every spreadsheet cell, every client coffee order for meetings. Like, actually losing sleep over commas in reports. Pure Virgo overdrive. Started staying late just to re-read everything. Felt unsustainable.
That Unexpected Opportunity: Then, around May 18th, bam. Random LinkedIn message out of the blue from a recruiter. A small logistics company needed someone with my financial tracking skills. They’d seen my profile ages ago. Interview was slotted for May 22nd – before Mercury went direct (May 22nd). Risked it anyway. Went okay, but it was messy. The hiring manager got confused about the role specifics twice. Felt that Mercury confusion big time. Didn’t hear back for days.
The Discipline Payoff… Sorta: While waiting, I just put my head down on the old job. Nailed a tedious audit process purely out of sheer grind. Boss barely noticed, but I felt some weirdly calm satisfaction from getting something complex done right despite the chaos. The Saturn advice, I guess?
The Bittersweet End
Mercury finally went direct late on the 22nd. On May 23rd? The recruiter called. Job offer. Pay was better, less soul-crushing than my current gig. Signed the contract immediately after Mercury turned direct. Followed the stars’ timing on that one! Handed in my notice on the 24th. My boss looked like I’d kicked his dog. Got two weeks of pure, petty grunt work (“detail-oriented tasks,” the horoscope would say), but whatever. Walked out May 31st feeling lighter.
So, Did the Stars Help? Hard to say. The Mercury retrograde warning saved me from signing a bad client deal that later imploded. Grinding through the stressful details did keep me out of major trouble and got me a small win. And the timing of that job offer and signing after Mercury direct felt… weirdly aligned. Mostly it just felt like the stars named the chaos I was already drowning in. But sticking vaguely to their “rules” gave me a shaky framework when I felt lost. Probably won’t base my whole career on it again, but hey, May 2017? The stars accidentally pointed me towards the exit door. Glad I kinda paid attention.
