Is my sentence correct?

[arzgol]

It is a pleasure to work with people who have the same interests and beliefs as you have, so during a break you can talk to them openly about different things.

Can I omit ''as you have'' in my sentence?

Thank you for taking the time answering my question.

[bhaisahab]

It is a pleasure to work with people who have the same interests and beliefs as you have, so during a break you can talk to them openly about different things.

Can I omit ''as you have'' in my sentence?

Thank you for taking the time answering my question.

It's not necessary grammatically, but depending on context it might be needed.r

[arzgol]

How about this, if I say ''It is a pleasure to work with people with whom you have the same interests and beliefs, so during a break you can talk to them openly about different things.

That way I can get rid of ''as you have''.

Thank you for your response.

[emsr2d2]

How about this, if I say ''It is a pleasure to work with people with whom you have the same interests and beliefs, so during a break you can talk to them openly about different things.

That way I can get rid of ''as you have''.

Thank you for your response.

I would say "...with people with whom you share interests and beliefs." It's less wordy and means the same thing.