Three of Pentacles

A stonemason stands on a bench in a church archway and talks over the plans with two others. Waite names trade and skilled labor, then adds renown and glory. The picture links the two: good work gets noticed by people who understand it.

On a team project, show your draft early and ask those with different skills where it falls short. Credit them by name. Reputation grows from a record of work that other people can inspect and rely on.

Standards drop on this side of the card. Waite lists mediocrity, puerility, pettiness and weakness, in work and elsewhere, and it can look like a squabble over credit while the job sits unfinished.

Ask what good enough really means on this project, and agree on it with the people involved. Redo the weakest part first. When you are doing the bare minimum, find out whether the cause is boredom, poor support or the wrong role.