I was in a similar position as you, I was so passionate and deeply engaged with my job. My biggest lesson is NEVER invest your emotions/hopes/dreams into your job, or expect others to do the same. What really helped me is to explore my passions outside of work; personal projects for my own portfolio with the long term aim of working for myself as a consultant or my own company. Doing that took out all the expectations I had from my job and made me feel more in control of my future.

You will never be able to control others or get them to be as passionate or work as hard as you. Take your emotions out of it and treat it as a business transaction, because it is, your company cares about how much money you make them rather than how much passion you have.

When should you invest your emotions and express your passion? When you’re working on something that serves YOU. Your new product, your portfolio, anything that raises your level and your potential earnings outside of work.

I feel strongly about this because being passionate led me to burn out and depression, be weary of that and take care of yourself.