Today, we were all put in groups to make a presentation together. And by "together" I mean I pulled an all nighter to finish it by myself. My group criticized my work. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I had to do a presentation. No one else in my group showed up, so I had to do it alone. I was given a failing grade for presenting by myself, and therefore not being a "team player". FML
Today, I was assigned to work on a group project with some coworkers. The entire time, one guy insisted on "taking charge" and assigning everyone tasks. He gave me a single task: “Create a 15-slide presentation.” I completed it in less than an hour. He then decided we needed a 100-slide presentation. FML
Today, I had to do a PowerPoint presentation alone, since none of my group members showed up. I was given a big fat 0 for doing the presentation alone. It was worth 50% of my grade. FML
Today, I finished a 6-part project. It took me 7 hours of straight work because my partner decided I should do it alone. I then learned that the reason my partner did not help me was because the teacher e-mailed the leader of every group, saying the project was cancelled. FML
Today, my boss finally checked the presentation I have been working on for three weeks. She called me into her office, and told me everything was dreadful, and requested me to start from scratch. It's due in half an hour. FML
Today, I met up with my group for class. We were doing some final checks on the project we've been working on all semester, when I realized something about one guy's work seemed off. I googled it and found out it's almost completely plagiarized. It's all due in the morning. FML
Today, I proudly presented my research project in class that I've worked for day and night for 3 weeks straight. My teacher fell asleep. FML
Today, my class had a group project. The teacher allowed people to opt to do it alone. I, an introvert with crippling social anxiety, was the only one to do it alone. I still finished before everyone else, with an A. The other students called me a "freak" and many other names, simply because I work better alone. FML
Today, I pulled an all-nighter to finish an essay. I submitted it one minute before the deadline. Later, I opened the file to double-check and realized I'd uploaded my rough draft, containing notes like “THIS PART MAKES NO SENSE, FIX LATER.” The professor then replied, “I agree with your assessments.” FML
Today, I failed a final presentation. My partner, who did none of the research, presented the entire project, talking over me and glaring when I spoke up. He denied everything and the professor didn't believe me. Now I have to retake this class with the same professor. FML
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SkullsRules1 26
That's when you put your name on it and tell the teacher that they did shit all
deitcocaine 14
I hate people who don't do any work in the group. And for them to criticize you after you spent all night finishing for them is just so ******* low.
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latchhooker 17
I ran into the same problem when I did group projects in school (and college). When I told the teachers I was just told "too bad" and "it happens" while they would lower my grade (and not my group members grades) because something wasn't perfect. Oftentimes my "do nothing" partners would end up with better grades than I did even if they DID admit they didn't do anything (they often tried to claim that the opposite was true and were believed because they either "had better attendance" (I had a lot of doctor appointments because of medical conditions) or were "sports players" or were "popular" or something along that line, leaving me out). My parents and I tried complaining once but it just ended up with me in more trouble and my "excused absence" (with a doctor note that the handbook said is always excused) turning into "unexcused" or the teachers, etc. sending me to detention for no reason.
VoodooPriestess 16
Once when I was in a group project, my "friend" had some religious trip that she knew completely about and went away for like 3 days and gave me all her work to do for her. She "helpfully" left her chicken scratch notes and no page of where she found her information, so when she came back on presentation day, she kept giving me weird looks because I ended up doing something different for her portion. I can't remember why she couldn't tell the teacher about her thing, but I remember at that point my grades had slipped and I was super worried about keeping them up. So group work sucks and you can't win for losing.
infernap000 7
I totally understand that feeling
kevinjiang 13
At your funeral make sure your group is there so they can let you down one more time
thecman25 14
I feel you, whenever I get put into a group im the one that does all the work
berkeleyjake 13
tell your teacher so they don't get credit. some people need to learn things the hard way.
wuellmar 18
I am also often the one that does most of the work on these types of things. Getting criticised for what you busted your butt on is just messed up. All feelings I know all to well.
Chubshinigami 6
that sucks FYL was it marked per person or as a group OP? because I know some group assessment are marked per person and same only as a group
BigDan925 9
next time that happens make sure to let the teacher know they didn't contribute. they don't deserve any credit for your work.
OverBlossomed 22
This is why I always opted out of group work in school, even if I'd get a lower grade. Either I had to do everything or the people I was working with refused to hear anything I said because they disliked me (I got bullied a lot in school). And no, the teachers didn't help.