Consider the possibility that the same personality traits leading you to write this post and irrationally conclude your side projects harmed your chances of bei

Consider the possibility that the same personality traits leading you to write this post and irrationally conclude your side projects harmed your chances of being hired come through in the interview process. For all you know the side projects were the only reason they interviewed you at all, or caused significant debate among the interviewers who thought you were obviously qualified because of the projects but didn't like your attitude or communication skills. Correlation != causation.