[darkandbrooding]

Would you join a company in whose purpose you don't believe?

I find it rare for people to take an opportunity with a company they don't feel good about, regardless of how much they might like the interviewing manager. IMO those who do accept such an offer are just resume surfing, and weren't going to stick around regardless.

[branchless]

Millions of people are in this bucket - they are doing it to pay the rent.

[quanticle]

    Would you join a company in whose purpose you don't believe?

Absolutely. Money is money, a job's a job, and honestly, day to day software engineering is pretty boring, whether you're working on ISO-9000 compliance or a Mars Rover. Yeah, writing code for a more "sexy" project makes for a better story over drinks at a cocktail party, but that in no way makes up for the fact that you're miserable for 8+ hours a day, 5+ days a week.

[codeonfire]

There are purposes that one doesn't believe in. Like I don't give a shit about ride sharing. Then there are places that I don't feel good about such as malware creators. So those are two separate things. BTW, engineers should job hop every 6-18 months as engineers have done for decades every year since engineering was a thing.