My old boss at the Ace Hardware in Reno told me to ask one dumb question a day and it got me a raise
I worked the paint counter there for 2 years and kept quiet because I figured questions made me look green. Then Dale, the manager, pulled me aside and said the new hires who asked things moved up fastest, so I tried it. I started asking the contractors what job the paint was for, and within 6 months I was running the commercial accounts desk. Does asking questions actually help where you work, or does it just make you look like you don't know your job?