I think it's important in life to learn from bad experiences without letting them last forever or letting them scar you. That's why I'm actually grateful for my last job (although I kind of regret spending eight years there) and also grateful that most of the good people I worked with have moved on. If I hadn't been through that, I probably wouldn't appreciate what I have now so much.
It sounds like you got away lightly with the old bald man. But do you suppose the people who stuck with him might actually enjoy what they're doing?
I think so, too. I think you have a lot of say in how much an experience affects you. There's this great Warhol quote that I try to keep in mind always:
Once you can't escape a bad experience and allow yourself to wallow in it, you waste any learning potential that situation might've had. Not to mention you fail to see so many possibilities in your life.
I did get off easily and yes, certainly. I assume they enjoy it, otherwise why would they stay?