Alright, let’s talk about this Uranus sextile Pluto thing. Not in some fancy astrology way, but how I kinda felt it play out, you know, in my own life. It wasn’t like one big boom, more like a weird undercurrent for a while.
I remember I was plugging away at this job, felt pretty secure, maybe too secure. It was one of those places where you knew the routine, day in, day out. Same old stuff. But then, things started getting… twitchy. Not overnight, but you could feel it. Management started using new buzzwords, bringing in consultants talking about ‘disruption’ and ‘future-proofing’. Sounded like nonsense mostly.
Then came the tech changes. They rolled out this new software system. Supposedly to make everything faster, more efficient. Total disaster at first. Nobody knew how to use it properly, things got lost, people were stressed out. I spent weeks just figuring out the basics, trying to get my old workflow crammed into this new, clunky interface. Felt like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
Around the same time, outside of work, I started messing around with some online stuff. Just exploring, really. Got into building simple websites, learned a bit about digital marketing. Wasn’t aiming for anything, just curious. It felt like a totally different world compared to the office grind.
Stuff Started Shifting
Back at the job, the ‘efficiency’ drive meant they started looking real hard at who did what. The new system tracked everything. Suddenly, roles that seemed essential before were being questioned. People I’d worked with for years started looking over their shoulders. The whole atmosphere changed. That comfortable routine? Gone. Replaced by this low-level anxiety.
I saw the writing on the wall, I guess. My little online hobby started looking more interesting. I spent more evenings and weekends on it. Learned more. Actually started making a tiny bit of side money, nothing major, but it felt real. It was something I built, something I controlled, not like the shifting sands at the office.
- Started with simple web stuff.
- Got into basic coding tutorials.
- Figured out some social media marketing angles.
- Actually landed a small freelance gig.
The contrast was stark. At work, it felt like things were being dismantled, power structures shifting in ways that didn’t benefit the folks doing the actual work. Online, it felt like I could build something new, tap into different ways of doing things.
Eventually, the inevitable happened at the old job. ‘Restructuring’. My role was changed drastically, basically demoted but with more responsibilities tied to that cursed new software. It was the final push I needed.
I walked away. Didn’t have a huge safety net, just that small freelance income and a growing skillset. Scary? Yeah, absolutely. But staying felt worse, like clinging to a sinking ship while pretending the water wasn’t rising.
Looking back, that whole period felt like… well, like that Uranus sextile Pluto vibe people talk about. The sudden tech shifts (Uranus) totally messing with the old power dynamics and foundations (Pluto). It wasn’t a gentle nudge; it was disruptive and forced a deep change, at least for me. It pushed me out of a dead end and forced me to adapt, to build something new out of the rubble of the old routine. Didn’t plan it, didn’t really even understand it while it was happening, just lived through it, piece by piece.
