The money-and-career symbol dictionary
- Coins / round dots - income, often clustered = a recurring payment.
- Key - an opportunity, a door about to open.
- Ladder - promotion, a climb in status.
- Crown - recognition, a leadership role.
- Fish - unexpected abundance, a windfall.
- Anchor - stability, security in your current role.
- Bridge - a transition between two jobs or two phases.
- Hand - an offer being extended, often a contract.
How to ask the cup about work
- Pick one work question. Just one.
- Hold it in mind while drinking the coffee - no scrolling, no music.
- Flip the cup, wait for it to cool, photograph the inside walls.
- Upload. Zara reads the cup with a money/career lens.
What the cup zones mean for career
The rim is the near future - interviews this week, deals closing this month. The middle is the present tense of your career - your current role, your current manager. The bottom is the long arc - what kind of career you are building, the slow story.
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