halfoutcloset

No, this is great advice, and I hadn't thought of this. I will definitely look into reaching out tomorrow.

Thank you for understanding. I'll try going for some of the older companies tomorrow.

I typically screen companies as it's somewhere in their core values. But, I've been burned in the past by this, and still landing the interviews as how I present myself now is a challenge in this market.

I guess I'd like to add to your first part that private companies that promote it can vary wildly between great, and just shameless promotion. I guess I'm paranoid because my last company just wanted to show that they were "inclusive"

This is a really good suggestion, and I haven't thought of this. I do worry though about the rest of my career, but you're right about this.

Yea, I'm finding this market to be significantly more competitive that I thought it would be. Which not impossible I will do virtually anything for this. It's just tough managing depression, and the existential dread that this might not happen.