Wow - quite the roller coaster ride there!
Of course you are a badas* - no doubts there - both as a writer and professional - I see that and am proud to be acquainted with you :)
While I haven't watched the movie, I was intrigued by your explanation - am I surprised, not really. I was once happily offered a job (out of college) - I believe it was something related to marketing but required me to sit in the front office lol - smile sweetly at the young men and women who walked in hoping to enroll in a computer course 😁 - in hindsight I get it although I didn't then