Work and choice

She got an 8% raise around September as noted

27 August 2025Jinan, Shandong Translated by AI

I told her to expect a small raise around September that year. She wrote back to say she got 8%, even with a poor performance review.

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Client

Mm-hmm.

嗯嗯

Zongyuan

Your BaZi (known in the West as the Four Pillars of Destiny) was born on [redacted]. Starting from the Chou luck pillar in 2028, things will go very smoothly for you. Before that, there are still low periods. Looking back: in 2024, there were internal adjustments at your company. This year has a Chen-Xu clash, and your organization itself is slipping, becoming relatively loose. The value of your work has also decreased — like involution, where pay stays the same but work increases, which is effectively a pay cut. Looking ahead: 2025, Yi Si year This year [redacted] and clashes with the year's Traveling Horse. Work will be unstable, with career changes such as a position shift or job hop, likely in summer or around November. In the first half of this year, you won't be able to make progress in your career, and you'll often feel stuck. There will be interpersonal issues in summer, and things start to improve in autumn. There will be an unexpected pleasant surprise in autumn, like a small raise, mostly around September. 2026, Bing Wu year

八字生在[redacted]。走丑运（2028年开始）则风光无限，这之前还有低谷期。往前看，2024年公司内部有过调整，本年辰戌冲，且单位自己也有滑坡，相对松散，你工作的信性价比也有所下降，比如内卷 (钱不变活儿多，后者变相降薪)。往后看 2025乙巳本年[redacted]且冲年上驿马，工作不稳定，有事业变化，比如变岗或者跳槽，时间在夏季或者11月前后。本年上半年事业无法发力，多有受困感，且夏季有人际关系问题，秋季开始好转，本年秋季有意外之喜，比如小幅度加薪，集中在9月前后。 2026年丙午

4月30日 10:21

Client

Zongyuan, you're so accurate. I didn't get a good performance rating this time, but I still got an 8% raise, right around September.

道长，你好牛，我这次绩效不好，但是还是涨了8%的薪，刚好9月前后

12:21

Zongyuan

[redacted] Your BaZi was born on [redacted], with the noble point in Chou. …

[redacted]八字生在[redacted]贵点在丑。…

That's great. Congratulations [emoji]

挺棒的，恭喜[emoji]

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Client