Not computer networking, but professional networking. Learning who might have a lead on a job or someone with the skills to fill a job. Basically when people say you have to "know someone" to get hired, this could really help.
I don't mind paying my 7 or 12 bucks for a beer so 4 other guys can drink on me, but they better be able to pass a drug screen and prove that's all they have in their system.
This is why I laugh when people sell a used car and advertise as "driven by wife, girl, ect." No guy is going to let this happen to his car let alone pass on fixing it once he sees it.