Anyone else hate group projects?

[citylights89]

I know this topic has been posted already in the past, but I just had to rehash it. It seems like they are an unavoidable part of school that everyone has to go through and sometimes it doesn't go smooth. What I hate is when the group decides to wait until the last minute prepare and complete the assignment when I'm asking earlier "Shouldn't we need to meet now?" so it won't be rushed. But they say "No" and I end up forgetting about it until the time gets closer, even though I am thinking "We need to be working on that!". Then they are all like "We need to do this, this, and this by this time! Can you meet at some inconvenient time and place? Blah blah. We don't care about your plans or schedule because this needs to be done! Turn in your stuff as soon as possible, preferably tonight." Its as if my time is less valuable than theirs. I'm tired of this. Next time I need to put my foot down and say "Listen, we better start meeting now and getting our work done because I am not going to have ya'll clog up my weekend because it was decided to wait until the last minute." It never goes well and people get way too agitated. I like to take my time on things, not doing a mad dash to the deadline because other people wanted to and make me look like I'm the bad guy (well girl really). I'm tired of bending over backward to accommodate others time and feel like I still get ****** in the end.

[nyanbensmommy1]

OMG Yes, yes yessssss. I just had one in my Humanities class where I was the class leader and noone and i do mean no one did their part. I ended up completing at 5AM the day it was to be presented. I was beyond livid

So yes, I hate group projects.

[Arianna727]

I despise group projects.....

For starters, last semester, I made close friends with another student. We were in a group project together, of course. I took on a major part of this project, and let EVERYONE know, weeks in advance, a deadline to hand their part in to me. This one girl in particular paid no mind (which I saw from the get go), so I gently reminded her every so often... The night before I wanted everyones parts, I reminded those who did not hand it in yet that I would like it by the end of the next day (mind you I work 40h/week, and had limited time to put it all together, which is why there was a deadline). She FLIPS out on me, telling me that this was her last priority, considering her mother had a major medical emergency and I was heartless and nasty for even asking her at that time (even though she had weeks to do it). Needless to say, I felt like a piece of garbage and apologized a million times. This girl had the audacity to come into class the next day and talk to me like nothing happened the night before, and continued to tell me about her clubbing/drinking/stalking her bf/getting her hair done/ear pierced etc. that weekend...... Nothing about her deathly ill mother. I asked how she was, and she told me fine. Found out later she LIED ABOUT THE WHOLE THING! What a piece of garbage..needless to say we do not speak to this day.

She wound up handing me in her part, all right...a few days later, plagarized the entire thing and I had to redo it...

We did great on the project, and it killed me knowing that she got the same grade as everyone else, even though she did nothing. I hate that. I want to be evaluated on MY OWN WORK. I don't want to help pass others who do nothing. I feel like group projects are made to benefit the slackers...not to encourage "team work", because there is ALWAYS a part of the team that doesn't work! I've passed many people in NS, and at my other college (non-nursing classes), through MY group project.

Also, in groups, there always seems to be one person in control... Unfortunately (and this may be my own fault), I am usually this person. However, I can not let the fate of my grade lie in someone elses' hands... Someone needs to take the reigns, but nobody ever wants to step up.

[Clovery]

I don't mind group projects, but I'm usually the person in the "leader" role. Maybe I've just been lucky that I haven't run into too many flaky people because I've never had an issue except for one time... It was a pre-req class and we had a group presentation to do. One of the girls in our group didn't show and her part was pretty essential. She eventually came in, 45 minutes late to class... Her excuse was "OMG I'm so sorry! I was hypnotized in the cafeteria!" Apparently there was a presentation by a hypnotist during lunch that day and she was clucking like a chicken or whatever and had no idea she was supposed to be at class

[igus2666]

If u already pick the people that is in your group then u all need to split the project up. Then you can focus on your part of the project, and when it get close to turning your project in then u all need to have a meeting to see if anyone did he/she part. Just make sure it is a month or a week before.