The valuable and honest conversations about product and future person goals.
We get along and have honest conversations about problems and solutions.
Misery loves company. We work too hard and too long for low pay.
Everyone is terrified of losing their jobs. The environment is all about posturing and who you can publically humiliate to look good.
Professional behavior regardless of who or is not watching.
Some of us work great together but a lot of the "newer" employees in other departments don't even know what their job is. Job descriptions have gotten lost in new employee turnover.