That is passion, the issue is when the reason companies care about it is b/c they want to exploit it i.e. pay people less. So, passion is a a good thing, assum

That is passion, the issue is when the reason companies care about it is b/c they want to exploit it i.e. pay people less. So, passion is a a good thing, assuming it doesn't (negatively) interfere with compensation. If you want passion, pay for it. If you don't want to pay for it, you don't want passion - you want leverage.