EP14: How to Ask for Help Without Feeling Dumb (Engineer's Guide)

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Asking for help might seem like a basic skill, but in software engineering, how you ask can impact everything from your productivity to your team’s trust. In this episode of Beyond the Build, we break down the underrated art of asking for help at work.

We talk about:

• The mental shift engineers need to make when reaching out
• Who to ask, and when
• How to show you've done your due diligence
• Creating team cultures where asking for help is safe
• Ways to ask without technically asking, like requesting unblockers
• Why “not asking” can actually slow down your entire team

Whether you're early in your career or years in, this is the episode that’ll change how you think about asking for help—and maybe even how you give it.

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