Same here. I think it's negatively affected my career prospects too, not that I care too much about that. Never thought it would be advantageous to be a schlub

Same here. I think it's negatively affected my career prospects too, not that I care too much about that. Never thought it would be advantageous to be a schlubby balding guy, but I saw someone start the same day as me get way more respect immediately despite me being pretty clearly more technically competent than him. Maybe he was schmoozing behind the scenes, I don't know.