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Not global, but I landed a high paying remote job without a LC-style interview. However, I did spend a lot of time studying data structures & algorithms for such an interview, and in this interview I was tasked with looking at existing code and explaining it. It happened to use an algorithm I had learned in my studying for LC, so it made things much easier to explain. Additionally, just the other day, I ended up using something on the job that I had learned in my LC studies in order to efficiently find duplicate items. It's simple, but I wouldn't have known to do this if I hadn't studied for it. I find it's been very well-worth my time. While preparing to get a job, I still put more hours into side projects.

Also, I don't really get what you mean by saying you don't want to practice because you know you'll be anxious. The whole point of practicing is to get rid of that anxiety. Companies like to see how well you can perform under pressure, and how well you can communicate through that. The LC is a small part of the interview in my opinion.