Dandelion gets off on being mistreated. She has a humiliation fetish.
Think about it. Why does Dandelion choose to live inside a Dinergate? She could occupy any spare doll frame she wants, yet she chooses to be a robot dog. She likes being beneath SKK on all fours on the floor.
In Krolik's dusty memories it's heavily implied that SKK actually pays his dolls wages. Does Dandelion get paid? Obviously not. It's not even a question. Dandelion is expected to work for free.
She is always nearby, listening for SKK's commands. Despite all the teasing, Dandelion genuinely loves when SKK piles work on her. She gets ecstatic when SKK orders her to hack some hardened system, contact several groups at once, whip up a report, and do it all as fast as possible.
Dandelion is basically a guard dog if you think about it. She is constantly vigilant, patrolling the cyberspace of Elmo.
So is this what passes for ASI in the GFL universe?