>>7481359>I'm far from being a social butterfly like she is>(autistic, on top of a couple years older).Looks and social/conversational skills play a huge role in getting hired across all levels and industries, arguably as or even more important than your qualifications.
People like Marine understandably have a skewed view of this and think getting an interview is basically a 75% chance of getting hired, because it pretty much is for them.
If this isn't you, then you don't have the luxury of quitting your job willy nilly and 'traveling' for 6 months and having a huge gap on your resume.