Just because you are lucky enough to have a job in this tough economy doesn't mean you have to love your job.

As tight as the market is, do what you can to keep your job until it gets a little easier to find another one. Just jumping out of a job because you are unhappy could leave you unemployed for quite a while in this economy. Employers are needing to cut costs, so don't give them any easy reasons to cut you from your job! Behavior on the job may be one small reason to let an employee go! 

A close friend recently told me about her experience. She was told in a review that she did not communicate well with her colleagues. She says that when she goes to work, she doesn't ask  people about their weekends because then they will tell her and she really doesn't care! She feels that socializing on the job is a waste of her time that could better be spent producing results on the job. That is what she is paid to do. There isn't anything in the job description that says she needs to be nice and become best friends with her co-workers. She simply wants to communicate when needed and do what is asked of her to get the job done. If it comes down to looking at baby pictures, then it's not going to happen! 

The performance review also stated that her social skills are terrible (not their exact words, but close to it) and that she has 60 days to turn her behavior around or she will loose her job.

You don't have to hug your co-workers to get along with them. Your company wants you to be a team player, so be a team player. Engage with your co-workers and involve them in what you do. Be approachable and get feedback about what you need to do differently to change the negative perception others have of you. Make sure to be a team player or you may indeed be let go!