If I was truly myself in an interview I would have never gotten a job.
I believe that people who are most successful in the corporate ladder are those that are able to be completely pathologically "fake".
I believe that people who are most successful in the corporate ladder are those that are able to be completely pathologically "fake".
If no one would ever hire "the real you," it seems pretty plausible to me that the real you is terrible. I get that that's something you can't control without faking it, but at least realize that this isn't true for everyone.
Some days I'm energetic, up for the challenge, other days I'm lazy and don't want to talk to anyone.
I don't think that makes me a "terrible" person as you suggest. But if I present the full range of my personality, no employer will take that risk.
If you believe so, then you're naive.