Aquarius Career & Money
January 20 – February 18
How Aquarius works, earns, leads, and where the wheels come off.
Aquarius Work Style
Aquarius do their best work in fields that reward original thinking and a willingness to build things that don't exist yet. Scientists, engineers, inventors, programmers, researchers, activists, founders of weird startups, social workers, teachers of unusual subjects, and anyone whose job involves looking at a broken system and quietly redesigning it. The more conventional the workplace, the worse the fit.
Ideal Work Environment for Aquarius
They can struggle in jobs that punish independence. An Aquarius in a rigid corporate hierarchy will do the work, but they will also be plotting their escape into something more interesting from week one. They want a leash long enough to chase their own ideas, and they tend to underperform in roles that don't give them one.
Aquarius as a Boss
- Progressive under pressure
- Original under pressure
- Independent under pressure
- Humanitarian under pressure
Career pitfalls to watch
- Watch for runs from emotional expression when deadlines pile up
- Watch for temperamental when deadlines pile up
- Watch for uncompromising when deadlines pile up
Aquarius and Money
They can be careful for years and then drop a chunk of savings on a wild idea that may or may not pay off. They are unusually generous with friends and causes they believe in, sometimes to the point of putting themselves in a tight spot. The Aquarians who do well financially are the ones who treat their finances like one of the systems they're optimizing, and then leave the system alone once it works.