Employers want skilled professionals. They don't actually care about passion, they care about getting things done. Since it's very hard to quantify programming

Employers want skilled professionals. They don't actually care about passion, they care about getting things done. Since it's very hard to quantify programming talent and passion is easy to signal, passion is used as a false correlative variable for skill. Both employers and employees love passion since it's so easy to signal. Having a passion for something may or may not convert to career competence, depending on the person.