Today, I found out that the huge project I've been working on for the past week is actually a group project. Everyone in my group knew. They were just letting me do the entire thing by myself because I'm "smart". FML
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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, I finished a huge project for work. It took 3+ days and I was very proud of it. Except when I submitted it to my boss, he said that he'd already asked another person to do it. He used that person's project, not mine. 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, 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
Today, I had a great idea for a group project at work, so I shared it with my team and my supervisor. They seemed to like it very much, except one guy in our group, who outranks me and who threw a massive temper tantrum because, “I didn't consult him first before sharing it.” This big baby makes 3 times my income. FML
Today, I found out that my manager has been stealing my ideas. The worst part? He made me work overtime to complete the project that I originally proposed. FML
Today, I was assigned to a group of four to brainstorm ideas for a project. One by one they listed their ideas, but when it was my turn they skipped me. They suddenly started a casual conversation with each other, oblivious of my existence, while I sat quietly between them for an hour. FML
Today, I was complaining to my friend how I was doing all the work in my group, and that they were getting all the credit. Her response? "It's OK, you're doing a shitty job anyway." FML
Today, after working like a caffeine-fuelled thunderstorm for 9 hours straight on an art project, my 2 friends informed me that it was due next week. I slept for 10 hours, and then went to my class without my project, thinking I lucked out in the long run. Clearly not, as it was due today. 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
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xXxJaGsTeRxXx 11
Outsmart them by informing your teacher!
betweenwinds 18
How exactly did you manage to miss this?
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Comments (67)
Ethan_Anonymous 28
YDI for not knowing it was a group project. How do "not know"?
muhab 11
Maybe OP was absent that day
cosmic_peanut 17
you are not smart if you didn't know this ..
willsnow18 11
maybe he's just book smart
carpenoctern 19
OP was probably away, and was told about the project by a classmate. At my school, you're expected to know about homework that you've missed from being absent via classmates. Their school could have the same policy.
CA4495 17
And they're assholes. But seriously though, how could you not have known? Unless you were gone the day it was announced?
worldclassrager 41
I would a hit by doing poorly for them to learn a lesson but still they should do something aside from putting their names on it... Perhaps assign specific parts to each of them next time this arises
kittykat1501 31
but then op would get a poor grade as well.
LadyKayDee 23
Don't hand in all the work you did. If you do, make sure the teacher knows you did it!
darshini_ii 24
Tell your teacher and make sure you get recognised for the effort you've put in for this
katertott 44
Definitely tell the teacher OP! It'll be worth it and it's only fair. I once partnered with my friend for a project, but he basically surfed the web for new social media websites during the time we were supposed to be researching together. Weeks went by without any input from him no matter how much I urged him to participate. Finally, I just redid the entire project MY way the weekend before it was due, and informed the teacher of what had happened. The teacher thanked me for being honest and gave me all the credit. In the end, even my friend manned up and thanked me for standing up and being honest even though his grade suffered greatly.
sNOOBie_fml 24
Turn it in by hand to the teacher and out-smart those bastards. They gotta work for their grades.
MyrmidonQueenn01 9
Atleast you'll get a decent grade on it now
totallynotemily 25
Write your name all over it