Your Weekly Work Horoscope for The Week of July 22, 2024

July 22, 2024





Aries

The sense of possibility is palpable in the office on Monday. Never have you witnessed so many like-minded people working together to achieve something. It inspires you to ambitions of leadership. Funny, though, that if you take a leadership role on Tuesday and Wednesday, one of the first things you have to deal with could be a stomach-sinking series of setbacks. It's nothing major, but it's certainly not what you'd hoped for right out of the gate. On Thursday and Friday, you regain your footing and feel once again that this is the best work you could be doing. Your game plan is brilliant.

Taurus

Monday is one of those days defined by awkward silences in the elevator, phone conversations in which neither person seems to be getting it, and coworkers jetting out of meetings for weird reasons. In other words, not tons of fun. Tell your problems to your friends on Tuesday and Wednesday, if only to get the frustrations out of your head. And then figure out a new path for yourself that more directly involves the people you love working with. On Thursday and Friday, rushing around and making spur-of-the-moment decisions is entirely against your nature, so why are you doing it? Calm yourself. Deliberate.

Gemini

You have startling ideas on Monday, but you're not necessarily married to them. Your openness to other people's expertise has historically served you well. A whole new point of view on something is taking shape in the first half of the week. This is why on Tuesday and Wednesday you're bogged down by a vague notion that things are changing. Respond creatively to the stress this brings. On Thursday and Friday, enlist the help of a trusted coworker or good friend. You're a person who needs to talk things through.

Cancer

Your convictions are so strong on Monday that it's baffling to be around coworkers who could go either way on anything, and it's not helpful. You need someone to work off of, but you don't have that right now. So on Tuesday and Wednesday, spend less of your mental energy nailing people down on what they believe and more on loosening up. At this juncture, the right answer to a business puzzle is the easiest one. Likewise, the challenges that arise on Thursday and Friday are best addressed with an "it will all work out one way or another" attitude.

Leo

You're a box of ideas on Monday, and the office could use some new ideas. Your willingness to find a new approach to something that's been done a certain way for ages makes you look kind of radical. But the truth is that you're just being smart and thinking openly. Tuesday and Wednesday are more about receiving ideas than about transmitting them (at the end of the day, people just want others to hear them). By Thursday, it dawns on you how much you've learned from this process. Turns out you had much to learn. You enjoy Friday so much that you hardly feel like you're working.

Virgo

Even though the fastest way from point A to point B in the office is well charted in your mind, taking the long route, and passing several coworkers you rarely encounter, has its own advantages. Namely, it has the advantage of randomness. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the randomness at work reaches a high point. You like being surprised by everyday conversations, and they often are a source of good ideas. But don't expect to get much accomplished on those days. On Thursday and Friday, you feel constrained by the budget. If only your resources were limitless.

Libra

Monday finds you working hard, but you might as well be at the park playing catch. Part of what's fun right now at work is its social dimension, both in the office and among your contacts outside the building. On Tuesday and Wednesday, this social dimension is entirely overshadowed by the sheer volume of work you have to do. There's suddenly no time for chitchatting. That said, one relationship is crucial this week, and you'd do well to give it a portion of your attention on Thursday and Friday. Financial gain figures strongly in your weekend.

Scorpio

While your domestic life collapses into a cartoonlike heap on Monday (that's an exaggeration, but something fairly dramatic is up), your work life is relatively serene. But it doesn't feel serene to you. Approach it with calmness and be open to anything. The goals you've set for Tuesday and Wednesday take a certain amount of creativity to achieve, which you're happy about. You could use some creative mental activity right about now. Thursday and Friday should be oriented toward your personal well-being more than anything else. If conflict seems to be brewing, avoid it.

Sagittarius

Your ability to walk into a room and win over someone you've just met is one of the most powerful weapons in your arsenal, although to think of it as a weapon is a bit too aggressive for Monday's tenor. You're a creative communicator, except when you're frazzled, which is the case on Tuesday and Wednesday. These are the kinds of days when you forget who you're calling in the time between punching in a phone number and hearing someone pick up. Thursday and Friday are dominated by big personalities and masculine energy, and they're a pleasure.

Capricorn

As foolproof as the new plan might seem, it's bound to have holes in it somewhere. Unfortunately, there's no way at this point to tell what they are. You're smart to be wary. Nevertheless, having a plan is better than not having a plan. On Tuesday and Wednesday, deal with small hiccups in writing. A well-written email can fix all kinds of problems. Your resourcefulness is impressing your superiors, but inwardly, especially on Thursday and Friday, you find yourself plagued by doubts. This is the hazard of being a responsible person. Even where others may cut you some slack, you hold yourself accountable.

Aquarius

Presentation is everything. You can bring about major change on Monday if you talk about the subject in the right way. On the other hand, if you make it sound like a scary proposition, people will run in the opposite direction. On Tuesday and Wednesday, you get a bit sidetracked from the main narrative at work. Your personal life is taking precedence. Thursday and Friday return you to high ideals, big goals, and a sweeping perspective. But you don't have to be pretentious about it. Being casual is better, especially at the end of a workweek.

Pisces

It's possible that with a little doing, you could make the world a lot better. But don't agonize over your shortcomings on Monday. You have all this work to do, so focus on that. On Tuesday and Wednesday, as indulgent as it seems, do something to inspire yourself. Maybe go to the gym or get yourself a new pair of work shoes. Just do something that breathes new energy into your work life. On Thursday and Friday, you're at pains to figure out what's going on. Everything seems to be a mirror's reflection of itself, and you can't get a handle on what's happening. Your weekend, however, is nice and soothing.