Yes it's a good tactic for improving relationships at work. Asking your coworkers for their assistance makes them feel important and trusted. But it should be obvious you can go too far. Asking for assistance too often or when you're basically asking someone to do your job is not going to go over well.
And ideally asking for help shouldn't come from a conniving mindset. You should go to your coworkers for help when you actually need it, instead of wasting time spinning your wheels because you want do everything yourself.
Also works with friends and neighbors, again when used sparingly. You can become a nuisance if you're asking for help all the time.
When I was a programmer analyst at a law firm, everyone asked me for help, and I helped, but when I asked for help, nobody would help me. I was given the hard projects in MI; they said nobody could do them but me. Then, in 2000/2001, when the Dotcom bubble burst, and the market was flooded with programmers, I got sick with Schizoaffective Disorder from the stress of doing the job for 5 people,e and missed work because of a short-term disability and being in a hospital. When I came back, I was fired for having a panic attack, and they lost my doctor's notes, so I was missing too many days at work. I filed for unemployment and found out they added sexual harassment to my charges on days they said I missed work, and I was in a hospital. The State agreed with me that something's wrong with the sexual harassment charges and the sick days. I provided my doctor's notes and short-term disability papers. They gave me unemployment and dismissed the charges against me. I could have sued them,m but they had the best lawyers in town.
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I heard that asking someone for help makes them like you more.
Yes it's a good tactic for improving relationships at work. Asking your coworkers for their assistance makes them feel important and trusted. But it should be obvious you can go too far. Asking for assistance too often or when you're basically asking someone to do your job is not going to go over well.
And ideally asking for help shouldn't come from a conniving mindset. You should go to your coworkers for help when you actually need it, instead of wasting time spinning your wheels because you want do everything yourself.
Also works with friends and neighbors, again when used sparingly. You can become a nuisance if you're asking for help all the time.
When I was a programmer analyst at a law firm, everyone asked me for help, and I helped, but when I asked for help, nobody would help me. I was given the hard projects in MI; they said nobody could do them but me. Then, in 2000/2001, when the Dotcom bubble burst, and the market was flooded with programmers, I got sick with Schizoaffective Disorder from the stress of doing the job for 5 people,e and missed work because of a short-term disability and being in a hospital. When I came back, I was fired for having a panic attack, and they lost my doctor's notes, so I was missing too many days at work. I filed for unemployment and found out they added sexual harassment to my charges on days they said I missed work, and I was in a hospital. The State agreed with me that something's wrong with the sexual harassment charges and the sick days. I provided my doctor's notes and short-term disability papers. They gave me unemployment and dismissed the charges against me. I could have sued them,m but they had the best lawyers in town.
Up to a limit.