Okay, try putting "Card-carrying gun owner and anti-abortion activist" on your resume and apply for big tech companies.
Or hell, even start a personal blog using your real name talking about opinions that are anathema to coastal dwellers. Watch your callback rate dramatically decline.
I grew up in a suburb of a conservative state, and I learned early on when to show "who I am and what I really believe" and when to be low-key about it. Others like me who did not learn that skill were bullied relentlessly. I got along pretty well.
If you actually had opinions many people disagreed with strongly, you'd be bullied and held back as well.
Or hell, even start a personal blog using your real name talking about opinions that are anathema to coastal dwellers. Watch your callback rate dramatically decline.
I grew up in a suburb of a conservative state, and I learned early on when to show "who I am and what I really believe" and when to be low-key about it. Others like me who did not learn that skill were bullied relentlessly. I got along pretty well.
If you actually had opinions many people disagreed with strongly, you'd be bullied and held back as well.