That's the problem, there. One-size-fits-all approach.

Every job is different. A lot of it is up to the management. If they get it right, things are shiny. If they get it wrong, they're sitting on their beanbag chair, alone, waiting for the movers to take the furniture away.

But every company (and internal culture) is different. Some, I intensely dislike, but have to admit, they get results. Others, I like the culture, but I don't feel they get much done.

Also, every employee is different. I know people that dress up in bespoke suits for work, in a cube farm, every day, and absolutely love it.

I know people that hate remote work, and can't wait to get back into the office.

Different(folks).different(strokes)

Good managers, especially first-line managers, are worth their weight in gold, and are usually disregarded by upper managers.

A good manager can make an open-plan or cube farm job an absolute joy, and a bad manager can make a corner office career a nightmare.

I like to think I was a good manager. I kept really good employees for decades, in a pretty banal environment, and for a fairly low salary. They could have gone anywhere, and they knew it, but they stuck around, anyway.