Can any developer feel a strong sense of mission about a project when the project isn't their child? Personally, I don't think I can. If it's not my child proje

Can any developer feel a strong sense of mission about a project when the project isn't their child? Personally, I don't think I can. If it's not my child project, then to me it's just a 9 to 5 job. At least I've decided it will be since last year, since any extra work I put in wasn't noticed / rewarded. So I'd say autonomy is great, but will probably only give great results if the project itself is a pet project by the developer.