With all due respect, your entire reply here reads to me as someone that I would not want to work with.

My group at work is largely full of people who believe in what we do, enjoy the work we do, and feel an obligation to our users.

For many groups, the only thing more important than getting the right people in, is keeping the wrong people out. Your talented employees can probably quite easily find a lateral move. Hiring the wrong person can lose you several of your most talented team members.