Re: "...and so I am sure she could be quite imperious."
Yes, she always seemed to think of herself as a Queen and made some very ballsy moves that paid off for her. She was in Phoenix and got inside news that the Collections dept. at the Post Office was moving from a
Clerk to a
Carrier job. On the day before the senior Clerk-Collectors transferred over as Carrier-Collectors, Karen transferred down from Phoenix and though she hadn't been a Collector for virtually any time, started in Tucson, with top Seniority. Then, she was union steward for some time and we had filed a class-action suit because of them using temporary employees beyond the allowed quotas. The money was calculated as to what should be paid as compensation. Suddenly, at the end of negotiations, Karen signed off on an amount is less than half what was calculated and on Monday, they introduced "the Karen" as the newest member of management!
Re: "A bit older than you?"
Yeah, but my first wife was older than that. The Post Office, from my experience was relatively incestuous. ie. co-workers often got busy with other co-workers, married or not
Re: "Her chart does seem to indicate the confidence to go after men who are slightly younger than her. Likes men she has power over. But alas, you 'got away.'"
It felt like an escape! She did end up with someone relatively close to my age. (and also a co-worker)
Re: "Did she ask to keep in touch?"
When I went to empty my stuff out of my locker, I had to meet with Dennis (long-time co-worker and also part-time manager) to take me into the secured area. He asked me if I wanted him to bring me in to Karen's office to say anything. I turned to him and said, "why would I want to talk to that fuck? She's one of the main reasons I felt I needed to quit the Post Office."
Re: "How did she take your departure, or was it just too sudden to get a reaction?"
When I told her, I got the bluff reaction. She just acted like it was long-expected and said she didn't know why it had taken me that long to decide. Certainly, lesser souls would have given up after only half the shit I experienced. Even then, I could sense the Universe conspiring to bring me away from the Post Office, out of the United States, and off to Germany.
Re: "You made a bold move that paid off."
There were some insecure times and it is ballsy to move to a country, to be a bread-winner where you don't (yet) speak the language. (or have work allowance at the beginning) Still, the writing was so clearly on the wall, astrology or not; and Uta was 100% invested in the idea as well. I do think it could only have gone that way

but it's also the right move/decision.

When we came to Germany to visit, while still living in the States, I always felt special, somehow, more special here than there...
Re: "Glad it worked out so well for you!"
Thanks, man. I feel lucky and humble for every positive thing.
Re: "I still want to say, I have known some really nice girls named Karen."
Yes, I have a (Facebook) friend for many years now, that I've talked about a lot of things with and I think she's one of the nicest, coolest people. She's named Karen, but doesn't exhibit Karen-like behavior. lol