Work ethic vs Passion

Passion needs to come from your heart and can never be imposed on you. And yes, the dose makes the poison here, too.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on work ethics(ethics) and passions on work. Could you clarify more on the meaning of being fanatical on ones work ethics(incl. integrity etc) is harmful to oneself? Up to what degree someone's labelled as a fanatic? Does this means we've to compromise our ethics just to reduce the harm to ourselves when we have choices? These questions are just for me to understand what exactly meant by you, since holding to ethics requires a lot of work; one's disciplines, conflict management, bravery, sacrifices, persuasion skills etc. Spending more time to do one's work is a must compared to non-ethical co-workers, especially if you're the only person in-charge and tasks delegation is out of question. We shouldn't be skipping any process aren't we?(i.e fabricate testing data/inspections or copying reports). This is the sacrifice you'll have to make, although to others, it does look like workaholic. Some of them may tempt you to compromise your ethics i.e advise to ditch ethics to gain more me/family time or "Get a live" they say! From my experiences, inspiring others with our work ethics mostly won't get us fired/isolated. Minute portion of the co-workers will follow us then some will abandon it. While most will acknowledge our practice, they may or may not respect it depending on their moral compasses. Most of the troubles came from when we stand for our ethics but they mismatched the superiors' or other co-workers' moral compasses esp. if their work KPIs involved. This is where you might be isolated(i.e left out from crucial work information)/forced to compromise w/o consent or get remarks(goody two shoes etc). As for passion, some co-workers may like it, some may feel indifferent. Normally after reading their facial expressions, I'll explain the discussed work topic accordingly. Being called Wikipedia or Know-it All is normal for me when I shared information on the topic (being passionate about something and an omnivorous learner, I tend to overshare). Most of the time they're neither appreciated nor welcome. These are my personal views on work; ethics and passions based on my experiences. To be clear, these do not represent the views of the companies that I'd or currently working with. I always believe everyone has the rights to say their own views/opinions on any topic of interest without being mistaken as representing the companies they'd or currently working with unless being stated as that. To me, being ethical is a big challenge when working with people who refuse to understand/embrace it. But, being a Machiavellian or a short term focus person is far more riskier and not financially viable for a company in a long run. It's all good until their loved ones died or injured due to their actions, mostly show no remorse if it impact others even at the expense of the company's sources. Workers with ethics make better well informed judgement, require less supervisions, reduces preventable issues in long run and worth the investment(training etc).Passion will only come if that worker really into the job. How long they'll stay depends on the company's internal cultures. Sometimes we think(read: complained) why I get this kind of service from this particular person? But how often times do we think "Does the service/work that I provide is acceptable to others''? when performing our job?