Getting along with coworkers is something that many people take for granted. Not everyone is lucky enough to have people surrounding them that don’t suck. In fact, the majority of us probably have at least one person at work that we would like to smack around a bit if we could get away with it. How do we control those urges and get along anyway?
I have come up with several rules to guarantee their safety at least for as long as you are working with them. Read on and become wiser in these ways:
Consider them incapable of controlling their stupidity
When you view some people as the adults that they are, you clearly will find yourself wanting to strangle them. Pretend they are toddlers in mentality and you will pity them rather than strangle them.
Getting along with your coworkers is much easier when you are not in jail.
Understand the concept of tolerance
Some people struggle with the idea of tolerance though it is really an easy concept. When you remember that tolerance is the ability to deal with people who are not perfect like you, it begins to come clear.
That is right. You are not perfect so don’t expect your coworkers to be.
Picture them wearing a funny outfit.
I like to picture male co-workers that act like fools in a nice tutu and tiara. I usually picture the ladies with a puppy dog face like a bulldog or pug. For some reason they don’t come off nearly as irritating and I find getting along with my co-workers to be rather easy.
Stay out of the drama
Yeah...I know. You never gossip and would not be caught dead talking junk about anyone. Save it Buster. We all have a little bit of the drama gene in our DNA and can ill afford to use it when we are dealing with co-workers. Not only will the drama get back to the people that you really don’t want, it will be highly changed and convoluted by the time it gets there. Stay away from the drama and gossip and you will be well on your way towards company nirvana.
Don’t spend time with them away from the office
As much fun as it might seem to watch Gloria in accounting butcher “It’s Raining Men” during Karaoke night at Denny’s, just say nay. While some think it builds company morale, I find it to bring in plenty of rumors and drama. Before you know it you will have boyfriends and girlfriends you never knew existed and you will be the lush of the office. Why feed the monsters?
Getting along with coworkers is funny but it is also serious business. Although I took the extreme sides of situations here, the basic premises are legit. Take special care to protect yourself from drama and rumors and exercise tolerance in all ways possible and you should be just fine.
