Your Weekly Work Horoscope for The Week of May 20, 2024

May 20, 2024





Aries

On Monday and Tuesday, you feel as if you have a cinderblock tied to your midsection. Don't go for a swim! Slowness and heaviness define the office atmosphere. Nothing will go your way, but don't get upset, because that's about to change. Wednesday and Thursday are much more aligned in your favor. You're meeting people and going places, and though it may seem like you're just following your interests, others view you as a leader. On Friday, motivate your posse and get something done as a team, then share the credit. Someone will think about you with admiration over the weekend.

Taurus

Work is like a Van Gogh painting on Monday and Tuesday: thick shapes, bold colors, dark shadows, swirling emotional content. Conviction and intensity on this level don't always make for a pleasant work environment. But then on Wednesday and Thursday, you have control over how your days go, so crank up the charm and see if you can turn someone's very serious business frown upside down. Friday is the beginning of a three-day Age of Enlightenment involving work matters (a coworker has news for you) and extending into your personal life through the weekend.

Gemini

Intelligence and insight are two different things, but you have plenty of both on Monday and Tuesday, and that makes you incredibly valuable. As the business enters new territory, employees like you, with strong senses and useful experience, will take on as yet undefined functions. Thus, you're excited about the future. On Wednesday through Friday, concentrate on building relationships with colleagues. One colleague in particular seems to be your best new ally. At least it seems that way until the weekend, when it dawns on you that there's something fishy about them.

Cancer

Part of the problem of being so intelligent, of being able to hold conflicting information in your mind and still be capable of functioning, is that you can see many sides to things. This is a stumbling block on Monday and Tuesday when a decision has to be made and you have option paralysis (remember that the conservative option is best). On Wednesday through Friday, motivation (well, a lack thereof) is your challenge. Trick yourself into doing things with small personal rewards. This weekend, you're torn over decisions and your lack of motivation reaches an extreme state. TV time for you.

Leo

You are feeling strangely self-centered on Monday and Tuesday, and try as you might you can't shake it. So make your self-centeredness productive and focus on doing work that will reflect well on you. Try your hand at getting someone who's never had much time for you to make time for you. Go above and beyond in some way. On Wednesday through Friday, your personality pushes to the fore and people are writing original songs about how much fun you are to work with. This weekend is work oriented, but romance figures strongly. Lucky you!

Virgo

When other people present their views on Monday and Tuesday, you can't help but want to contradict them. Keep in mind that what's at issue are people's views. Jumping down someone's throat is not the answer. Communication is crucial at present, and a giant component of communication is listening. On Wednesday through Friday, as much as you want to take charge of the raft and sail it down the river, the current is all wrong and you'll end up just spinning in circles. Do what you can and you'll be cosmically rewarded for your efforts over the weekend.

Libra

Changes are afoot on Monday, and the new budget is taking shape. Now is a good time to instigate a conversation about priorities and resources. On Tuesday, you might become selfish about the financial resources that relate to your work most directly. Build your arguments around the needs of the business and not around yourself. Once money matters are hammered out, the rest of the week is easy. On Wednesday and Thursday, you see eye-to-eye with everyone. Friday is also utterly ideal. A comforting sense of balance and rightness defines the end of the week.

Scorpio

An email coming from you carries a lot of weight on Monday and Tuesday. How you came to be so well respected you're not quite sure, such status comes about gradually, but you deserve all the obsequiousness that people act out toward you. (Just don't let it go to your head!) On Wednesday through Friday, fresh from a string of stunning successes, it would be wise to dial back the risk-taking and play it cool. Listen to your instincts, let others persuade you to their way of thinking, consider long-term goals. But basically don't do much. Your presence alone makes things happen.

Sagittarius

Your imaginative life is much more active than your actual life on Monday and Tuesday, and for that reason you spend a lot of time in your own head. Even in meetings, when it appears you're very present, you're somewhere else entirely. There's so little going on that you can get away with it, at least until the middle of the week. Wednesday through Friday are busy days at work, and they draw on your ability to get a lot of mileage out of only a little spending. In your personal life, you're watching your wallet, making your own lunch, walking to work if you can. This weekend is full of learning.

Capricorn

If you all join forces (maybe literally holding hands would help), you'll be able to do unbelievable things (for the business) on Monday and Tuesday. You're in an idealistic mood, sure, but these are the moods in which you get your best work done. By Wednesday, you're feeling like a superhero, which is good because the second half of the week requires superheroic perseverance. On Thursday and Friday, keep plugging along come what may. It won't be until the weekend rolls around that you are able to appreciate how much you've accomplished.

Aquarius

You're wearing your emotions like clothes on Monday, and it makes sense that, with so much bare, you feel awkward. To combat the feeling of vulnerability, spend Tuesday focused on someone else's projects. You'll get bonus points for being of service. On Wednesday through Friday, you finally feel comfortable in the present: Your posture is better and your ideas are received like revelations. If there's a new employee in the mix, they will instantly be drawn to you. Use your organizational skills to put together a social activity on Friday, such as a work lunch or an end-of-week happy hour.

Pisces

Deliberate before taking action at the start of the week. Monday is clear as mud, so each time you lift a foot, your footprint disappears. Not only can you not tell where you're going, you also can't see where you've been. Tuesday is the same way: fuzzy answers to fuzzy questions. Clarity does not enter into your week until Wednesday, and even though the boss has different ideas than you do, at least your differences are defined and tangible. You can work with that. On Thursday and Friday, you may think you're saying the right thing when in fact you're saying exactly the wrong thing. Watch that.