Importance of human relation skills in office?

Human / social skills, or the ability to get on and work well with your peers, are incredibly useful, if not vital to a happy and productive working environment.

People with vastly different cultures, abilities, colours, creeds, and religion can be thrown into a 'close' relationship with others, and social skills are often required to figure out how to fit in and get along with people that you might not have anything in common with.