A woman shared a story from her college days when she had to work on a group project, but one girl refused to do anything, so she made sure she couldn’t take credit.
3rd Year of College
She said, “This took place during my 3rd year of college. I was taking a class where the entire grade was determined by a semester-long final project.
Meant To Work in Groups
Students were supposed to be in groups of three on the project, but the third guy in her group knew what the other girl was like and bailed early. She said, “This left just me and Lazy Girl, hereafter known as LG.”
Did Nothing the Whole Semester
LG didn’t do anything the entire semester. “I would ask her to work on pieces of the project, but she always had an excuse for why it wasn’t done yet, or in her case, started,” the woman recalled.
Did Her Own Part
The woman said she did her own part while she waited for LG to have time to contribute. However, there was always one excuse after another.
Weeks Went By
Weeks went by, and time was running out. The grade was too important to wait around for LG, so she ended up doing more than her share to avoid missing the deadline.
Confrontation
She didn’t want a confrontation with this girl, as they were friends at the time. She finally lost it one night towards the end of the semester.
Something Important
The woman said, “I’d asked her to meet at my house to work on the final parts of the project, but ‘something important’ came up.’ I tried to give her the benefit of the doubt.”
One-Sided Partnership
Fed up with this one-sided partnership, she decided to air her woes at the local bars. This is where she ran into LG and her boyfriend drinking. She had lied to get out of working on the project.
Finished the Project
She said, “I came up with a plan, then powered through the entire assignment, except for the conclusion which I asked LG to finish. I held out exactly zero hope that she would finish this section, so I quickly finished it myself and turned in my project with a little note to the teacher.”
The Note
The woman said, “The note detailed how I had done literally everything for the project and that despite my best efforts, I could not get her to contribute. I explained that I was turning in my version and that our conclusions section may differ as I’d asked her to do that part herself.”
Both Had To Turn in the Project
Each member of the group was supposed to each turn in their project. She said, “LG not only didn’t do the conclusion, she didn’t turn in a project at all.”
Angry
LG was angry and called her, ranting about not giving her credit. She responded by pointing out LG hadn’t done anything for the entire project.
Given the Opportunity
She said, “I mentioned how I even gave her the opportunity to turn in my work for a grade if she’d only do one thing. She hung up, and that was the last time we spoke.”
Don’t See Her Logic
One person commented, “I’m so confused on her logic. Even if she did do something, you stated you had to turn in your projects individually still. She apparently didn’t and still expected credit.”
Missing the Point of College
One woman said, “I never understood how people don’t contribute in group classes. You are literally paying a lot of money in return for a grade. If you don’t even attempt, how do you expect to pass the class?”
Teachers Know
Another woman said, “My friend is a history teacher, and all his grades are group projects. His first time assigning groups is pretty random; then he finds out real quick who the workers are and who are slackers. For each group project after that, he reassigns the workers together and slackers together.”
Fired in Real Life
One person pointed out, “The thing in real life is, anyone in the workforce will be fired when they don’t work. In school, you can’t really fire students.”
Not Everyone
One man disagreed and said, “Unfortunately, I know of a few workplaces where lazy employees get away with doing garbage or non-existent work through sweet talking, offloading the blame, and manipulation. Some of these people make a lot of money.”
The Equivalent
Another commenter suggested, “A failing grade is the academic equivalent of getting fired from your job. No effort in either academia or career has consequences.”
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