I always say, "if you don't ask then you never get." What's the worst that can happen if you ask - boss says no, you feel stupid for a while or a loss of a job

I always say, "if you don't ask then you never get." What's the worst that can happen if you ask - boss says no, you feel stupid for a while or a loss of a job. The later means you are working for the wrong man so it may be easier to find out now rather then later. Regret is harder to cope with. So don't regret and speak your mind! I also came across this good article which basically stated that our behavior at work has to do with the environment we grow up in. http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/yes-rich-kids-already-won-the-career-game-heres-why/ http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/yes-rich-kids... "Middle-class kids generally fuck up their first few years of the career game in one of two ways... fear authority tremendously... or show an open distaste for managerial authority." ... "The rich kid, on the other hand, relates even to the highest-ranking executives as equals, because he knows that they are his social equals. He’ll answer to them, but with an understanding that his subordination is limited and offered in exchange for mentoring and protection. He views them as partners and colleagues, not judges or potential adversaries." Food for thought.