I’m sure I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, but I hate group projects. I never much cared for them at work, and I certainly have always hated them at school.
The problem, I have learned, is that people suck.
Joking aside, it’s mostly a question of work style: I want to get everything done as soon as humanly possible to both not have it on my mind, and to give me as much time as possible in case things go sideways… because things always go sideways. Most people would rather leave the work until the last possible moment, and if I’m being charitable, I can say it’s probably because they just have other priorities. I get that, it’s fine… but it often means that I end up doing everything anyways, and so it’s not a “group project” , it’s a solo project that’s bigger, longer, and other people get credit for.
But whatever. It’s fine! As long as it gets done, that’s all that matters. There’s a saying somewhere about “Imagine how much we could get accomplished if nobody cared who got credit and just did the work!”, and that holds kinda true. I don’t really care who gets credit, this is just a 3rd year course I’m probably never going to think about again, I just need to get the work done.
So, on that note, I’m going to go and do the last part of a project that 5 other students are supposed to be working on, but none of them will. Yay.
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!