Does anyone else feel like there's always a tradeoff in ABA?

Is this common or I've just had bad luck?

I've worked in environments where I absolutely loved my BCBA team and RBTs. We emphasized rapport, play, compassion-care, and genuinely enjoyed working with the kids. Everyone had clear expectations and accountability, there was a strong team culture and everyone cared about providing quality services. However, the company was larger, and it felt very corporate/operational, stressful, and heavily focused on productivity. The high caseloads, unrealistic expectations for BCBAs, and overall workload eventually led me to burnout.

I now moved to a different state and decided to go for a smaller clinic, and it's almost the opposite. The pay is better, the schedule is flexible, BCBAs have manageable caseloads, and there are no extreme billable requirements. From a work-life balance perspective, it seems like a dream.

The problem is that the clinical culture feels much more compliance-based. I don't see as much play, rapport-building, or natural interaction as I expected. The RBTs (not all) mostly seem to interact with clients when behaviors arise. I've also noticed things like frequent, extreme phone usage, clients spending a lot of time doing their own thing without much engagement, and a lack of clear expectations or consequences for staff in general. I've also noticed that there seems to be more defensiveness and pushback from RBTs when BCBAs provide feedback or ask questions, which is something I have never experienced in the past.

I'm curious if this is just the reality of working in ABA or if those "best of both worlds" clinics actually exist.