How do you respond when a colleague or acquaintance asks for a professional favor, but you're not sure if they will ever return it?

  • I am happy to help, as long as it is not a big burden for me.
  • I appreciate reciprocity, but I do not expect it if I believe in the value of helping.
  • I will consider what my current options are and decide pragmatically.
  • I will ask him for something in return to establish balance.
  • I will politely decline if I don't feel that it is advantageous for me as well.

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