I have people Skills Office Space

AMAN SINGH · 1.4M views · 2013-07-26 · 1:18

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Overview

A short clip from the film Office Space in which Tom Smykowski insists he has people skills. It is a well-known workplace comedy scene.

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HN uses it as a recurring joke about people skills, managers and CEOs, and about the value of non-technical skills in tech.

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palmotea · 2026-06 · Joke / meme
> I just don't agree that it's a false equivalency. I see them both as "tools I use to get the job done". For me, the job is not "writing code" - it is "deliver feature", "fix bug", and the accountability, responsibility, and communication that comes with it. Hello, Tom Smykowski. You have people skills! [VIDEO]
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jimbokun · 2026-05 · Joke / meme
These engineers are becoming the real life equivalent of this Office Space scene: [VIDEO] "I HAVE LLM SKILLS! I'M GOOD AT DEALING WITH THE LLMS!"
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sallveburrpi · 2025-12 · Joke / meme
The people in this thread coming to the defense of their CEOs sound like Tom Smykowski in Office Space desperately trying to save his job: “I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people.” [VIDEO]
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