I do what ATC asks me to ONLY when it co-incides with my own interests
I'll ask for some other join or not depending on circumstances, but I'm only going to ask if I think that it won't put other pilots to more trouble than it's going to save me, which is a judgement I make based on what else I can hear going on. As a low hours PPL with very limited experience to apply to such judgements I am likely to err on the side of believing that ATC have made a sensible suggestion. After all, the entire existence of ATC "co-incides with my own interests" - they're only down there ect ect.