Starting a New Job
The first working day is the start of a new stage, and Chinese date selection gives it great importance. The day you start work is believed to determine how relationships with colleagues and management develop, how stable your position will be, and how quickly recognition and higher income come.
On an unfavourable day there is a higher risk of conflict, disappointment with the new place, or the job turning out to be short-lived.
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What the query covers:
- the first working day at a new company;
- starting a new position after a promotion or transfer;
- starting work on a new contract or project as a freelancer;
- returning to work after parental leave or a long break;
- starting an internship;
- starting work as a self-employed person.
When to use a different query:
- looking for a job: "new job search";
- an interview: "interview with employer";
- signing an employment contract: "registration for work" or "signing of contracts and agreements";
- taking up a management post with a formal appointment: also check "taking office";
- starting your own business: "opening a new business" or "starting a new project";
- leaving a job: "dismissal from work".
How the Calendar rates the day. For starting a new job the favourable Day Officers are Open, Collect, Stable, Success and Establish. Stable and Establish are especially important here: they help you "settle in" at the new place. The unfavourable ones are Full, Destruction and Remove. Among the lunar mansions, Winnowing Basket, Star, Dipper, Bow, Room and Net are good, while Ghost, Willow, Turtle Beak, Wing, Pleiades and Void are unfavourable. The day is supported by the Noble Man, the Star of Prosperity, the Heavenly and Monthly Stars of Virtue and the Three Mystics. It is weakened by the Star of Losses, the Day of Lost Time, the Extinction Day, Robbery Sha, Self Penalty, the Clash of Personality and a Clash of the Year or of the Month.
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Tip. You can often agree your start date with the employer: suggest a day that is lucky for you. If the date has already been set, choose an auspicious hour to arrive at the office or start work.