OP should be very cautious about climbing the pole. They're likely to absolutely hate it up there. They're going to have to become someone they're not, and be

OP should be very cautious about climbing the pole. They're likely to absolutely hate it up there. They're going to have to become someone they're not, and be that all the time. Look, there's nothing wrong with broadening your range - with learning empathy, and how to make small talk, and such. But don't take a role that expects you to be outside your normal self 100% of the time.