Recursive Function

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int squares(int num) {

	while (num >= 1) {
		if (num == 1){
			return 1;
	}
		else
		{
			return (pow(num , 2) + squares(num - 1));
		}

	}



}

int main() {
	int num;
	cout << "Enter the number you want to sum the series up to!\n";
	cin >> num;
	cout << "your sum of series " << squares(num);
	return 0;




}