Becoming a surface level/"vapid" work automaton would be a heavy price for to pay, perhaps not for you personally, but for me and I imagine many others. So, I'm not sure your example would lead me to the conclusion of your behavior. You mention being called at 3am as one incident that didn't mean much to you at the time and didn't become a pattern of exploitation, so what was really lost?

Maybe I'm lucky. I've so far not had to endure a job for which I was underpaid and expected to meet and exceed every contractual obligation placed on me.