I do agree with you partially. I had a job where my coworkers and I for the most part got along really really great (there was one who was so-so). We were all friends, got together outside of work, and had fun at work when we could. We were supportive of each other and watched each other's backs. I don't think I will EVER have a work experience with coworkers like that again.

The downside is the supervisors were terrible. My supervisor was intent on making my life miserable and picked on everything she could find. Even if I went out of my way to compliment her, say good things about her to others and even defend her, it was NEVER good enough. Ever! She always found something to fault. I remember she didn't like the way I wrote my reports because her edits conflicted with the editing settings of Microsoft Word She complained to her supervisors about that and when I had a meeting with them later on and they mentioned it, I told them why the document was corrected that way and they even laughed! It was pure absurdity with her. I was constantly written up and she even got her supervisor to go along with it. The management seemed to do whatever they could to make my life miserable while I was there.

I can't believe how much personality goes into keeping a job nowadays. Sometimes I wonder what would be worse-- having a coworker or two plot against you, even with excellent management and challenging but rewarding work, or having your direct supervisor hate your guts even with excellent coworkers. The next time I get a job, I don't want to end up leaving after a couple of years because it'll look bad on my resume...but finding out what kind of culture a workplace has is so difficult. Reading sites like glassdoor does help me get a good idea. Let's just say whenever I read something negative, I believe it entirely because it turns out to be true!