Your industrial design example was an anecdote. There are people who work for me who aren't passionate about the specific area we work in, they just like writin

Your industrial design example was an anecdote. There are people who work for me who aren't passionate about the specific area we work in, they just like writing software. You seem to think passion is literally a job requirement, but I've never seen that. Employers like to see interest and keenness but they do hire people who don't have it, of course.