@Aunt Messy - No.The purpose of the group project, aside from learning about the topic, is to learn to work as a group. If one group member cannot be bothered to do their bit, then it could affect the team. Thats a lesson that everyone needs to learn. Your 'suck it up and do what needs doing' attitude just enables flakers and bullies to continue sponging off others work. I think the professor did the right thing by being lenient in giving the flaker a C grade and not an F or worse, calling out that student for flaking, in class. reading your comment, I hope to god you're not a team leader or manager or teacher. You're attitude in this regard is terrible.

@Aunt Messy..guess I should have included the part where this "partner" refused to give me her phone number, never responded to any e-mail requests and out of 4 scheduled meetings, showed up twice for a total of 7 minutes. I guess I also forgot to mention that the project was broken up into four sections..two guys, two girls. The guys part was modern terrorism and how technology changed it. The guys did their part..she didn't do hers. And the only reason I got those 4 scheduled meetings was I accosted her after class and got her to schedule something. I'm not gonna badger her lazy a*s into doing her work..that's her responsibility. When I saw that she was unwilling to put any effort forth I DID GO TO THE PROFESSOR! Or did you miss that part. There was nothing mean girl b***h about it....

Not really sure why she would even get a C-. F seems more appropriate.

Evil plan, but fair.

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Then instead of acting like a mean girl b***h, you should have gone to your professor, laid out the problem, and let THEM handle it. It's not your job to tell your partner to work, but it IS your responsibility to cover your own a*s with your instructor. /// All you had to do is get permission to do the project alone and move on. Instead, you chose to act like a sixth grade bully and screw yourself by letting your partner screw up a project that YOU have your name on. /// I would have failed you, You handled this badly. If you worked for me, I'd fire your a*s so fast you wouldn't know what hit you. /// Part of what you're learning is how to think on your feet. That means you find a way to do the work WITHOUT being a drama queen.