![]() ![]() It’s definitely a business decision to treat people like people.”Ĭorporate America has long relied on personality tests-one could argue another pseudoscience-to help with people management. It’s fun, and it kind of lowers people’s defenses to call it office astrology. “We don’t make business decisions based on astrology,” Lincoln says. I’m going to do my research and follow up, ask for more detail.” “If I read your chart I wouldn’t know everything about you. And even then, Miller acknowledges, astrologists don’t know everything. There are a number of certifications one can get to make them an accredited astrologer. “Whoever’s doing the chart should be certified,” Miller says. Miller often finds herself defending her industry against the everyday, first-date star-sign reader or the overwhelming number of social media astrologers-not to mention the Leos of the world. Miller, a 14-time bestselling author who’s garnered something of a cult following since launching her Astrology Zone website, where she’s published horoscopes since 1995, said learning someone’s sign could be useful in a job interview setting, but the problem is too many people are astrology hobbyists. You can’t cross out a whole section of the zodiac because you had a bad experience with one person.” But you have to be very careful,” Miller says. “Yes, in terms of compatibility, astrology can help with that. There’s some validity in using astrology and zodiac signs in a work setting, both to determine where someone might excel and what might motivate them, as well as when it comes to building a team, celebrity astrologer Susan Miller tells Fortune. “Now I’m genuinely worried that someone is going to figure out my real birthday.” Taking it all with a grain of salt “After a presentation to clients, I was recently told that my Leo spirit was really carrying the team through such a difficult deadline,” Leo wrote. ![]() They started getting more challenging and promising work because of their fake sign how Leo’s boss viewed them and the impact they had on the company and coworkers changed. The lie, however, made its way to the boss, who Leo says believed that being a Leo meant there were certain projects and opportunities at work they’d be perfect for. “I thought it would be kind of funny to do this and then reveal to them later that I’m not a Leo at all to see how they reacted and covered for themselves to justify their ongoing belief in magic star influences,” Leo continued. According to a 2012 National Science Foundation study, roughly 58% of respondents ages 18–24 believe astrology is based in science-and those people are now 29–35 with jobs (at least some of them, probably). The ripple effect of astrology-obsessed millennials entering middle and upper management roles can’t be overlooked as a factor. So maybe it’s not surprising it’s leaving a mark on the workplace. astrology-based apps grew nearly 65% in 2019 to $40 million and hit $44 million in 2021 before coming back down to earth last year-the use of zodiac signs to explain behaviors, personalities, and the like has clawed deeper into the zeitgeist and everyday conversation. But that doesn’t stop some 70 million people from reading their horoscopes every day, according to the American Federation of Astrologers.Īs the industry has exploded in recent years-revenue for U.S. It doesn’t meet the criteria for scientific testing, despite making use of some scientific knowledge. At the same time, it’s an increasingly prevalent topic of conversation in offices across the country, as people embrace star signs as a way to explain why their computer is on the fritz (is Mercury in retrograde?) or why they will never get along with their boss (Geminis and Scorpios are polar opposites).Īstrology is “not a very scientific way to answer questions,” according to the University of California Museum of Paleontology. Leo said they would quicker give credit to flat-earthers-which may be extreme-but they’re certainly not alone in their dismissal of astrological signs. More accurately, Leo said in the Reddit post, it’s one of the “dumbest” and most “unscientific” things anyone could believe. Leo doesn’t believe in the validity of astrology. ‘You have such a creative spirit!’ or ‘You’re so generous!’ or (my favorite) ‘You’re so VITAL.’” “They practically fell all over themselves telling me how much sense that made. It turns out, that, based on this information, I’m a Leo,” Leo-the name Fortune gave the anonymous zodiac scammer- wrote on Reddit about a year ago. “I told them a fake birthday without even knowing the sign associated with it. When they got around to asking for Leo’s birthday, the Reddit user whose account has since been deleted, wasn’t buying in.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |