people tend to sort problems out in a calm, professional way

Exactly. It's not entirely conflict-free in my office, either, but when there are conflicts, people are honest about them and they get sorted out quickly, usually in a friendly way. After the tense passive-aggressive gossip mill of my last office, this definitely feels like a trade up.

Yay for getting lucky in the office stakes!

(and sorry it took so long to answer this -- I don't remember getting this comment in my inbox)