<p>I'm not talking about the social aspect. My group is nice, and we all talk.</p>
<p>but how come i always end up in a group where everyone acts incompetent and takes forever to finish their part of the project. i end up doing most of the work anyway when i'm tired of waiting for them..</p>
<p>i'm not trying to complain about people, but i've just been waiting here for my group members to send their parts. they haven't yet, and i have to wake up incredibly early tomorrow and i'm exhausted.</p>
<p>i might just end up doing their crap myself...</p>
<p>has this happened to any of you?</p>
<p>this one guy in my group called me saying that another group member told him not to do a particular thing since he finished it. i then told him that he should do this instead, and he hung up????? ***.</p>
<p>Is this high school or college? In my exp. high school group projects blow whereas college group projects usually work out OK. Dumb college kids who are lazy and useless get weeded out pretty fast.</p>
<p>Good bit of advice…take the bull by the freaking horns. If your group is derailing then you need to rule it with an iron fist. Assign work, schedule meetings, and say that anyone who doesn’t participate will not get any credit. Period. Also make sure that if someone on your group is royally screwing you over that you let your teacher/professor know.</p>
<p>And sometimes…well…you just end up having to do most of the work. I never said I enjoyed group projects :)</p>
<p>this is college. yeah i know high school projects blow. but this is sucking too. i was going to pass, no pass this class, but i switched it to letter grade. now everyone is pulling this ***** on an important project. </p>
<p>and i did. i told everyone what they needed to do. they aren’t doing it. what am i supposed to do? i constantly emailed them, etc. right now, i am like, screw this. i am incredibly tired and told them to print it. we’ll see what happens. if they don’t print it, i am going to freaking rage.</p>
<p>Are you sure you’re not nagging vs firmly leading? My suggestion would be schedule a group meeting ASAP in person. People tend to be a bit lazy and flighty when comms are done via text or emails where they’re easy to ignore. Say that this project is going to hell in a handbasket in a hurry and that you need to meet to get it straightened out. Get everyone to provide you with a couple of time blocks over the next few days when they’re available and pick the time that everyone has free. </p>
<p>The dude hanging up on you probably is frustrated. He’s probably been told to do 10 different things and is hearing different from everyone in the group. He might be your best chance for finishing on time if you calm him down enough to help you.</p>
<p>And, as I said before, sometimes you end up having to sigh and do it all yourself. (PS - for future groups, don’t pick who you like, pick who wants to get an A).</p>
<p>i didn’t pick. the professor picked for us. well, i sent everyone one email telling them what they are supposed to do. just tonight, i started shooting off emails asking where the heck their stuff is, since i have to look it over and make sure it is right. it is due tomorrow morning, so no time for that now. </p>
<p>no no. everyone told him to do the same thing. but he asked another group member, who said that he finished it already. so then i told the dude if he could do this thing that needed completion. he then hung up.</p>
<p>If it’s due tomorrow morning and is worth a significant portion of your grade, then you have authority to start making phones ring and waking people up. Emails are likely to go unread at this time of night.</p>
<p>I always lead my groups. I was hoping it would get better in college, and it has, but there are still going to be lazy worthless kids in your group.</p>
<p>Oh, and in engineering if you have the female in your group write ANYTHING ut means you stereotyped her as the secretary and are a horrible, sexist male</p>