The point of friends?
Since the game decided to reset all relationships that were simply friends in the past I had no one around other than animals and the spouse in my Sim's friendship list. Now that the little positive ...
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@icmnfrsh, the socialize option itself doesn't increase performance (it actually slows it down), but once you are actually good friends with those co-workers, it provides a boost no matter what option you choose while working.
