Upright Meaning:
Pulling the Eight of Pentacles upright in a career and money reading is a good thing! It means that the work you’re putting in right now is going to pay off if you keep at it. This does not mean it’s going to be easy! But it means you’re on the right track.
If you’re in school and you’ve been grinding, it’s the same message. Keep at it, it will pay off. It’s not quite time to relax yet, but soon!
Remember that Pentacles are monetary, tangible things. Your rewards will be finances or gifts, a raise perhaps. Maybe someone will buy you a fancy necklace for getting good grades this semester!
In short: pulling this card upright here is telling me that your hard work is about to be paid off financially.
Reversed Meaning:
If you pull the Eight of Pentacles reversed in a career and money reading, the cards are calling you out. You’ve been lazy, you’ve been unambitious, or you’ve ended up in a dead-end job. Whatever the situation is, there’s no moving forward because you aren’t putting in the work.
There won’t be any payoff because the work hasn’t been done yet. You probably feel stuck, very stagnant. You earned this; now get yourself out of it. You’ve been cutting corners, phoning it in, not planning for the future. If you want to get the financial rewards, you have to put in the work.