You and me both.

The last two thirds of my so far 38 (next month!) year career have been "call Doug, he knows this particular topic and he is a great team player". Most of those from people I never worked with, but they were asking friends for recommendations.

So yeah, good behavior has fueled the two thirds of my career where I earned about eighty percent of my income.

Years of good behavior has given me a very valuable reward. I have a mood disorder and anxiety issues, and while it is controlled by medication and therapy and coping techniques, etc. every now and then it does cause me problems. So occasionally I have a few weeks where my productivity drops significantly. But people in the company like me, because I have built a reputation as a helpful person, a hard worker, and a pleasant colleague. So I get the benefit of the doubt if I am having an off-week or two.

So yeah, my experience lines up with yours.

Except that you would have ended up with a much better price ($0) had you not let them know at all. I'm mostly joking, but if you ignore morals I don't think this is the most sound counterpoint.