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My dad did similar, after going back to school in his mid 50s and getting a CS/cybersecurity degree, he tried the engineering side for a bit but ultimately went into technical recruiting for a big enterprise, which is a six figure position.
However, I suspect that it's true that an employer would not approve of that, and that right leaning beliefs or believers don't get a fair shake in this climate.
So I think it's best to not be open about and say such things. 80% of your paycheck is to do the job, and the 20% is to not have any opinions or sexually harass anyone.
However, recently when I put myself on the market I found many companies are now doing take-home tests. I find I hate them even more, so I appreciate leetcode interviews now. I think take homes are too asynchronous and the last thing I want to do is waste my nights and weekends working on them. I've refused to do the last 4-5 I have been offered after agreeing to do a couple and then dropping out instead.
Ultimately I went with companies that didn't do tech screens beyond a simple code pairing session.
My problem is the companies that are requiring both in-office and proof of vaccination, like I think Google is doing. That, would having me quitting.
https://www.dalecarnegie.com/en/courses/4486
also this one: https://yourtruevoice.org/claim-your-voice/ but it's not live like the dale carnegie
As for the drinks, you can get a mineral water with lime if you need a drink in your hand.
The point of the cover charge for men is to: Increase the barrier to entry, keep the riff-raff out and maintain a certain level of male clientele. This improves male to female ratio, improves the likelihood of females attending because they have better environment (you should love ladies night- you are paying for the club/bar to set out the bait) and better options to pick from. The higher the cover the less likely you will get into a fight over talking to the wrong girl.
I used to hate cover charges but then I realized like most people I got it all backwards. It's only desperation if you pay the cover, buy the drinks, only to not take proper advantage of it.
It's like 6 messages to text and then another 6 on text/whatsapp to figure out if the logistics for a date will work.
Maybe 15-20% actually make it to a date from a number in tinder but it requires the least investment on my part.