Remember That Your Coworkers Are Not Your Friends

This is something that my parents drilled into my head a very long time ago. Your coworkers are not your friends, even if you have friendly moments and share stories and advice. At the end of the day, when it comes to work, it is every man for himself and you'll realize this when you need coverage last minute or when one of them treats you like p**p in front of the rest of the staff to make themself look cool or whatever.

I definitely wouldn't recommend completely shutting your coworkers out because it's important to be able to work with your coworkers and work together as a team. That being said, it's probably best for everyone to keep their boundaries and keep the line between friend and coworker well defined and stay within that line.

Always Keep Your Cool

Trust me, this is extremely difficult but in any workplace setting, the best thing you can do for yourself is keep your cool. Let your coworkers scream, shout or try to start fights. It may be extremely difficult to not stand up for yourself or say anything, but in the long run doing so will be so much better for you.

Unfortunately, some people take out their frustration at their own lives on others, so don't be that person! There is a time and a place to let out your frustration and onto your innocent coworker isn't it!

Remain Professional

Along with your coworkers not being your friends, it is important to be super professional around your coworkers / supervisors / customers / etc. There are certain things you just should not discuss at work so keep that in mind!

That being said, it is important to remain professional while at work and when dealing with coworkers because in today's world of technology, anything you say or do can and will be used against you. For example, if you send a nasty text message to a coworker or post a story at a concert after calling out sick, it's likely that someone is going to use that against you. (I do not recommend calling out sick to go to a concert)

Keep your Goals in Mind

I used to work with extremely mean coworkers that didn't do their jobs and left everything up to me. Instead of picking fights with them or being a jerk about it, I just did my job, kept to myself and kept my goals in mind. My goal was to get a good recommendation out of the job and keep my reputation intact, so getting into any petty arguments just wouldn't be worth my time and I wouldn't gain anything from it!

Take Care of Yourself 

Before you can give or do for anyone else, you need to take care of yourself.

If you go to work having only had 2 hours of sleep and maybe being dehydrated, it's likely you're going to be super impatient with everyone and everything that day.

Take care of yourself, whether that means getting more sleep, eating and drinking better or going to therapy. You are what is most important, so respect yourself first!