oh... i really HATE group school projects now...

Im working on the power point for an archaeology presentation that is very prestigious. the requirement is to work with 2 others to make a 10 minute long presentation. One group member did well with giving me information needed. everything is perfectly ordered and detailed.

Ijust got my other group members work for the powerpoint and... Its completely useless.

literally, all she gave me was 3 slides. Each slide has a picture and, rather than coincise information that i can use, bullet points that just say "insert _______ information here." im not even kidding. completely useless.

Ive tried contacting her, but i am having no such luck since she is in mexico for spring break.

im asking OT, what should i do?

It's like old Stone Cold says... DTA: Don't Trust Anybody.

haha unfortunately, you always have that one person in a group who does nothing :/

facebook her... seems to work for me

haha

ah yes, the classic college slut who cares for nothing but making it to spring break and then the summer holidays. One time I got this kind of thing, I simply took the person's name off the project, and handed it in like that. Simply told the prof that she didn't participate in the project so her name wasn't on it. Made her worry about getting a mark for that course.F1_2004

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what you call karma in action! Nicely done.

[QUOTE="F1_2004"]ah yes, the classic college slut who cares for nothing but making it to spring break and then the summer holidays. One time I got this kind of thing, I simply took the person's name off the project, and handed it in like that. Simply told the prof that she didn't participate in the project so her name wasn't on it. Made her worry about getting a mark for that course.Radiatedrich91

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what you call karma in action! Nicely done.

unfortunately its not so simple my friend. Its for a 15 minute long presentation, that cant be a second too long or too short. Im kinda in a position were i need to make this PP fitasmuch as possible, considering how its been only 2 hours and i only have the slides down for my other partner (mypart is last chronologically. the bombshell of the other partner is the part im working on right now).

Im trying to contact my other partner, the one who actually does her work, but she only ever reads her emails when the planets allign or when the stars are right and when cthulhu wakes up >.>

ah yes, the classic college slut who cares for nothing but making it to spring break and then the summer holidays. One time I got this kind of thing, I simply took the person's name off the project, and handed it in like that. Simply told the prof that she didn't participate in the project so her name wasn't on it. Made her worry about getting a mark for that course.F1_2004

That is how the professionals do it.

I did that once for high school, the skank that worked with me *****ed at me for doing so. But since she did absolutely nothing and it was like a month or so away from the end of the year (and graduation) I couldn't care less if she was forced to stay back for another year.

It's like old Stone Cold says... DTA: Don't Trust Anybody.

Radiatedrich91

She reminds me of myself in college. Ahh yes. That's why I failed my 3rd year.

ah yes, the classic college slut who cares for nothing but making it to spring break and then the summer holidays. One time I got this kind of thing, I simply took the person's name off the project, and handed it in like that. Simply told the prof that she didn't participate in the project so her name wasn't on it. Made her worry about getting a mark for that course.F1_2004

Awesome.

I have a hard time believing that anyone would knowingly send somebody else that. Maybe she sent the wrong version of the file. I'm trying not to lose faith in humanity here.XilePrincess

i'm guessing she's blond:P

Thats nothing when I was in High School I had someone send me links to websites where I could find the information to put on the slides. It gets a little better when you get into to college because people try harder not to get bad grades.

I hate working with other people on projects as well.

In your situation TC I'd just do the bits she was meant to do myself. I'd probably end up doing them better than if she had put in 100% anyway. And I'd make sure I told the professor about her lack of input.

I didn't know they taught archaeology in kindergarten.

Tell the teacher the people in your group suck and that you demand to work alone.

I hate working with other people on projects as well.

In your situation TC I'd just do the bits she was meant to do myself. I'd probably end up doing them better than if she had put in 100% anyway. And I'd make sure I told the professor about her lack of input.

MissLibrarian

I didn't know they taught archaeology in kindergarten.

Tell the teacher the people in your group suck and that you demand to work alone.

Necrifer

As I have said ITT, (as the teacher) I would just laugh and tell the student to deal with it

rawsavon

What if a student told you that they did all the work after the project was turned in? Would they get more credit?

[QUOTE="rawsavon"]

As I have said ITT, (as the teacher) I would just laugh and tell the student to deal with it

Necrifer

What if a student told you that they did all the work after the project was turned in? Would they get more credit?

FYI - That doesn't happen in real life...

spazzx625

People in your group actually contribute though.

[QUOTE="rawsavon"]

As I have said ITT, (as the teacher) I would just laugh and tell the student to deal with it

Necrifer

What if a student told you that they did all the work after the project was turned in? Would they get more credit?

Students complain that their work does not reflect real life/is not something they will use in real life. ...having to deal with bad peers/coworkers where your success depends on the success of the group is the epitome of real life.

So if my goal was to teach that lesson, then every student would receive the same grade as the others in their group...no matter what.
-there will be people that do jack s*** in the real world and people that do most the work
If my goal was to measure something specific, then I would do a combo (average individual score with group score)

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]

FYI - That doesn't happen in real life...

Necrifer

People in your group actually contribute though.

[QUOTE="Necrifer"]

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]

FYI - That doesn't happen in real life...

rawsavon

People in your group actually contribute though.

As a student, I did what you suggested all the time (b/c I 'had' to make an 'A').
As a teacher, I would laugh and tell them "such is 'real' life" where bosses are concered with the finished productrawsavon

Any sort of 'group' project is a farce anyway - one person always just does all the work anyways. But if it happened in my 'grown up real life' I'd still be frank ad tell the boss that X did none of the work. Just so I could say 'I'm not working with X again. I'll just do it on my own... again. But make sure I get ALL the credit this time.'

[QUOTE="rawsavon"]As a student, I did what you suggested all the time (b/c I 'had' to make an 'A').
As a teacher, I would laugh and tell them "such is 'real' life" where bosses are concered with the finished productMissLibrarian

Any sort of 'group' project is a farce anyway - one person always just does all the work anyways. But if it happened in my 'grown up real life' I'd still be frank ad tell the boss that X did none of the work. Just so I could say 'I'm not working with X again. I'll just do it on my own... again. But make sure I get ALL the credit this time.'

[QUOTE="rawsavon"]As a student, I did what you suggested all the time (b/c I 'had' to make an 'A').
As a teacher, I would laugh and tell them "such is 'real' life" where bosses are concered with the finished productMissLibrarian

Any sort of 'group' project is a farce anyway - one person always just does all the work anyways. But if it happened in my 'grown up real life' I'd still be frank ad tell the boss that X did none of the work. Just so I could say 'I'm not working with X again. I'll just do it on my own... again. But make sure I get ALL the credit this time.'

Ah yes, the group project anchor. Gotta love 'em. One of the main reasons I absolutely loathe GPs.

That is not always the best option though (for your career with that company).
What if the person is the CEO's son?
...or insert w/e interpersonal work dynamic issue you want torawsavon

I guess it depends on the type of working environment you enter into.

I'm just not the type of person who can work 50/50 on a project with someone else unless they are pretty much matched 50/50 with me in terms of the way we work etc. If I was expected to work with someone and I ended up putting in 80-90% of the effort in for only 50% of the credit, I'd either demand the credit I'm due, or I'd leave the company. I can't be f***ing around with work politics or whatever, it's just not me.

Luckily in my current position 'teamwork' is about exploiting and supporting individuals strengths and weaknesses, rather than 'carrying' someone because, for whatever reason, they are immune from getting punished if they don't step up.

I'd either demand the credit I'm due, or I'd leave the company. I can't be f***ing around with work politics or whatever, it's just not me.MissLibrarian