Should I continue at my job? 32.3,6

[Owlietta]

I just moved in with my boyfriend at the beginning of this month. It is now a 2+ hour commute to my job, each way. I take the commuter trains, so 2 hours & 15 minutes is the minimum commute. The pay is nothing special, but I like most of my co-workers, the job is easy and non-challenging, and I am close to getting a permanent position there.

One of the permanent co-workers is away and probably won't come back, in which case, I would take her place. They have said so. They have already assigned me her schedule September to December, and it feels sad to turn it down, now, after a year and a half at the job. The same type of job can be found here, but I've been too busy/too lazy to look for work closer to home.

I love how the I Ching gives me a spot-on appropriate hexagram! But I am confused if lines 3 and 6 are indicating I should continue with my current job, or not? Line 3 seems to be saying that I am lost and misguided and barking up the wrong tree. Line 6 seems to be saying that I am stressed out over this, and that I am at risk of losing perspective.

32. H^eng / Duration

---- ----
---- ---- above Ch^en The Arousing, Thunder
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---------- below Sun The Gentle, Wind
---- ----

The Judgement

Duration. Success. No blame.
Perseverance furthers.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.

The Image

Thunder and wind: the image of Duration.
Thus the superior man stands firm
And does not change his direction.

The Lines

Nine in the third place means:
He who does not give duration to his character
Meets with disgrace.
Persistent humiliation.

Six at the top means:
Restlessness as an enduring condition brings misfortune.


64. Wei Chi / Before Completion

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---- ---- above Li The Clinging, Flame
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---- ----
---------- below K'an The Abysmal, Water
---- ----

The Judgement

Before Completion. Success.
But if the little fox, after nearly completing the crossing,
Gets his tail in the water,
There is nothing that would further.

The Image

Fire over water:
The image of the condition before transition.
Thus the superior man is careful
In the differentiation of things,
So that each finds its place.

 

[ginnie]

I think your reading speaks to the consequences of a lack of constancy on your part. If you could only make a firm commitment, the good aspects of this job could be with you for a long, long time. It seems to me that good jobs, like the one you now have, are pretty rare at this time.

 

[taoscopy]

Difficult one, is it?

Line 3 is about a lack of confidence, line 6 about the ongoing problem that you will need to rush to go to work.

The result is instability, you will need to inform your relatives, so the people at your job since your boyfriend should be aware already about your difficulties.

So line 3 hints that you may lose this permanent position because you would be often late. Maybe you can find a solution through a discussion with your boss and/or your boyfriend, but since the problem seems to be the job or the location you might have to drop one of the two. Consulting the Yi again may help you find a solution.

32 - Perseverance

One must be careful before committing themself, after they must continue.


3 - Others cannot commit themselves when they don't have confidence.

6 - One is asked to come back to continue because they rushed.
In the making
64 - Instability

One must show patience and only act knowingly. They are cautious and inform their relatives.
http://taoscopy.com/en/consultation/879786/

 

[Trojina]

This is a very clear answer. 32.3 asks you not to be a flake bake . That is don't keep making changes on the basis you think things might be better elsewhere. 32.6 shows a constant fretting about 'what's next'.

64 as relating shows something is not quite as final as you imagine. If you give up your job because it's too far to commute and then move out of your boyfriends place then you may wish you hadn't given up your job if you see what I mean. I'm not saying you will move out it's just the answer suggests that as things aren't as settled as they might be it's good for you to keep some permanent on going stability in your life, which here I think is your job.

Having said that 2 hours each way is a heck of a journey ! Yet I don't think Yi is suggesting you leave.

Change patterns are yang 52 yin 58...so when you said this

The pay is nothing special, but I like most of my co-workers, the job is easy and non-challenging, and I am close to getting a permanent position there

....liking your co workers is very important. Don't give up this job yet unless you have another, especially while you are still just settling in with your boyfriend.

 

[ginnie]

You could talk with your boyfriend about moving closer to your job. Maybe apartments are easier to find these days than good jobs?