By ensuring that you have the support of family and friends, you should be better equipped to deal with challenges in the workplace and receive the emotional backup you might need during the early stages of your new job.

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Hey little yolo, if you're reading this, you better find some new friends.

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We've known each other since we were 8 years old and now we're playing best friends -- and nothing could be better, because you've got all that history with that person.

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No one knows better what excites, delights, and entertains you than your friends.

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Better yet, you can dial phone numbers directly without having to register a username or add friends to a contact list!

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Either that, or you want to connect with your long lost friends from high school, which is something that FB probably does better.

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Well, it's probably one of the better questions with which to test the knowledge of our Engadgeteers -- so, dear friends, if you've been down this road before, what would you recommend?

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