Culture flows down from the top, I’ve been places like that. It won’t change any time soon. If you want autonomy and trust, your best bet is usually to join a small company, just be careful that you don’t join one where the leaders are so hands off that it dissolves into chaos. It’s a difficult balance.

This is actually really common in Germany. Not generally in big firms, but the whole office complex where my company is based in Berlin, declares itself dog friendly and you can just bring them in.