>> I disagree with the "ask first" suggestion. I've found two types of organizations. 1. Organizations where folks doing great work are given more work. 2. O

>> I disagree with the "ask first" suggestion. I've found two types of organizations. 1. Organizations where folks doing great work are given more work. 2. Organizations where folks doing great work are given more responsibility, coached, and put on a path to promotion or tangible recognition. For workers in type-1 organizations, they may fear they will just get assigned more work with no added benefit. Sometimes the work assigned should be done by others who arent doing their own share.