On the subject of HDR - you have friends here (including myself), but you do act like a twat alot of the times, tbh.
True story - I manage a team at work of 4 people, one of which is a trust fund kid. He is in his late 20's and recently bought a house for $900k - $700k of which was on cash. He also talked profusely about a Porsche he bought on cash and a $20k engagement ring he bought for his fiancé. For reference, I know what I pay him and there is no way he could afford any of that on his salary. The fact that my team and I know all this very personal info is frankly a bit weird too.
Anyway, he is always talking money. Finally other team members, individually, started making complaints to me about it. I spoke to him about it, he was totally blindsided and apologized...but the boasting/bragging continued...
It got to the point where people complained directly to HR. I felt bad about it because I like the guy and he is smart, but with complaints coming in we had to look into it formally. It's now on his record. It is documented that he has little social awareness and low emotional intelligence - which is unfortunate because from a skills perspective he is very good. But this is all on his record. My boss has seen this, as has his boss, and of course HR.
This guy could have been a great candidate for a more senior level/managerial position (and maybe he still will be) but he totally shot himself in the foot with his big mouth and constant need to boast.
I know your situation is different HDR, but I guess I am trying to say it's important how you put yourself out there and you need to be cognizant of that.