Great notes by you both.
I've had jobs in the past where Ive had opinions about problems and I want to solve these problems. 
Unfortunately, I can't most of the time because that's the way management is running things. 
Family and friends asking why I care so much about a job I don't even like.
My response was, "I'm spending my life doing this thing. I'm spending my time and energy. I want to care. I need to care."
I'd ask, "Don't you care when you go to work?"
A common response was, "I just go to work and come home. It's just a job."
That mindset scares me. 

 I've said something a long the lines before like I care, management doesn't, so it's my job to make them care, but I can only do so much. 🫂