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I think it takes two to tango here.

You do need an employer who cares about their employees, treats them fairly, supports and encourages a great atmosphere etc.

You absolutely need enthusiastic, motivated and pleasant employees too though. Employees create the atmosphere as much as the employer.

Now you could flip this and say a good employee should be good at hiring, but IMHO that’s kinda just the same thing.

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A good manager should be good at hiring, good at choosing who works under them, choosing the team that cultivates that environment. This is why most companies look for a culture fit more than a skill fit, because it's easier to beef up a good hire's skills than it is to get someone to have healthy communication, empathy, and team working skills towards their employees.

(Technically, team working skills are optional. Not all projects need it as unusual as that sounds. If they have good communication skills, then they can work well with other teams, which is what specialists need to know as they're often a team of one or two. Eg, I'm a data scientist and most of my career I've been a team of one.)

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