Bruh, my grandparents, once again, used my uncle as a proxy to contact me since today is my birthday, but like, they did it to give me a $100 DoorDash gift card. Of course, it is definitely useful for me, but like, it feels like a trap. I can't really say "No" to it, not just because it's extremely helpful for me to have, but they already purchased it and sent the screenshot to my uncle who then sent it to me. I feel like, knowing they have a history of violating the boundaries I have set, they will see this as them basically buying a pass to violate the boundaries further, and if I still stand my ground, they'll probably regard me as "ungrateful" or some shit like that.
In much better news, though, my interview yesterday went EXTREMELY well. Honestly I'd say it is the best one I've had thus far. Like, based off of the trajectory, it's not too much of a stretch to say that I should be hired soon.
The next step is a technical aptitude text, which I'm certain I will excel at, and then they will place me after that.
They are hiring for multiple positions, the interview flowed very naturally and seemed like a casual conversation more than an interview. The interviewer didn't ask those weird questions like "Name a time where you went through a challenge and had to solve it" or any of that mumbo jumbo. Basically, all he did was explain the job, explained the various positions they are hiring for, and gave me an overview of what working there might be like so I can know if it seems like a good fit.
We will schedule the next steps on Monday.
I have some other interviews to do next week, but I'm pretty much at least 95% convinced I got this one. I will still open myself up to the other things, though, due to that sliver of uncertainty.
Now, THIS JOB would be the best birthday gift ever, and honestly, what I hope to come out of that is an opportunity for me to leave this residence and go somewhere that my grandparents most certainly will not know the address of.