If you're working at a for-profit corporation, "the mission" is "money", so there's no distinction between "here for the mission" or "here for the money". Anyon

If you're working at a for-profit corporation, "the mission" is "money", so there's no distinction between "here for the mission" or "here for the money". Anyone who says otherwise is either naive about what the mission is, or lying (which I can't blame them for, because that's often the politically savvy move). Exceptions exist, but they're temporary because competition usually kills them. Sadly, the mission is often money at nonprofits as well, because capitalism won't let you survive without it. But the "here for the mission" folks skew a lot more toward the "naive" side of the spectrum than the "lying" side. Again, exceptions exist.