30 Times People Had Such Terrible Group Project Members, They Decided To Shame The Jerks Online
If you've ever worked on a group project, you know how frustrating it is when someone isn't contributing as much as they should. If not, chances are, you're the slacker.
However, there's a subreddit where you can publicly shame these people and get at least some retribution.
Whether you need to vent because your partner can't get anything right or they haven't even responded to your messages, it's the place to blow off steam.
Of course, you can also scroll through the sub just out of curiosity. Like you're doing anthropological research on how infuriating and downright useless some folks can be. Spoiler: a lot.
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I love all the anti-maskers who keep telling everyone how "fatigued" they are by all this without being able to understand it's them that's dragged this out so long.
Drongopizza, one of the moderators of the subreddit, told Bored Panda that people use different strategies when they try to offload their work onto other group members. "This usually happens by them not doing their part [at all], thereby forcing the other team members to do it for them," Drongopizza said.
"Another way these [terrible] group members get out of doing the project is by doing the bare minimum. They often do their part but to a very low standard which would bring the overall mark for the other members down. This forces the other group members to take up the [terrible] member's part."
Another member of the subreddit's mod team, SilverAssasin337, said they too spotted a plethora of different ways people try to slack off, each one more creative than the last. "This sub has seen some imaginative stuff: from faking an injury to even faking the death of a loved one!"
Drongopizza thinks the best way to confront these opportunists is to not do it yourself. "Go to your course advisor or teacher and let them know the situation. This almost always results in the [terrible] member getting a kick up the [backside] or makes it so their part of the project doesn't degrade other members' parts."
Another possible way to take care of the situation is to confront them as a group. "This lets them know that it's a whole group of people who are dissatisfied with their work. One of the only times that 'peer pressure' isn’t a bad thing."
Sound advice: NEVER tell your boss to hire someone. If they turn out to be slackers or worse, your boss is going to hold you accountable because "You told me to hire this person."
"It's very important to be mindful of the [terrible] group member's background because often they are [terrible] because something is happening at home or they are struggling in some way. Make sure that before you call them out, you ask them if they need any help with their part or what they are struggling with."
However, if it's you who for some reason can't complete your share of work, SilverAssasin337 said the first thing you should do is just give your partners a heads up. "Tell them why you can't help, tell them what you are doing instead. Anything is better than just ignoring their texts and calls."
But it's probably in your best interest to find some time for group projects. Studies have shown they not only contribute to learning, information retention, and overall college success but also help students develop a host of skills that are important in the professional world.
Soo.. your partner won't respond to your texts AND he matched up with you on tinder? dump him. take all the credit. (of the assignment)
Thats just someone who uses that person as a handy "friend". Glad the other one stood up to it and didn't do it. High school smh. Mind you some ppl stay that mental age for life.
This is for a Master's course
My uni lets us peer-review team members after a project (which affects grades)...
On a group project (9 slides and 25 guided questions that I had to do on my own)
So leave his name out when you hand in the project with a print of this conversation.
I don’t know the full story, but this doesn’t sound too bad. They could’ve easily forgot from being nervous or something, but on a different note, they might just be lazy.
aren't we talking about the battery status only 7%? Makes me nervous....
Has there ever been a group project EVER where everyone pulled their weight? My teachers would say “it’ll teach you how to work together”. Nope. It taught me there are jerks everywhere who will take advantage of and credit for other’s hard work.
this was during online class so even better oportunities to get away from computer and not have anyone notice i was the ONLY ONE DOING THE WORK AND I WAS SHARING THE ANSWERS WITH THEM (it was a thanksgiving themed escape room thing with a google form) THEY DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I WAS PULLING ALL THE WEIGHT AND GETTING ALL PISSED. eventually the teacher came and i was let out early since i did so much work. never ever sharing answers with people again in group projects like that. if they don't want to help? they can fail
Load More Replies...When I was 11 we had a group project, I was with two other girls who were "friends" when it suited them/if I was useful. Because of my insecurity and all this other stuff, I'd always just taken it so I wasn't alone. We had to make a 3d mobile with facts about bees and pollination. Well on the day before it's due (they'd avoided me all week) I said when are we doing this; the laughed and said ur not in our group any more. I panicked so asked teacher if I could do mine on my own(she knew what'd happened and said yes). Well, I turn up next day with a large bee with flowers under it, really cool (mum helped lol as I had one day and got screwed over). And the two girls? They had a coat hanger with a few bits of wool holding scraps of paper with a few facts. They saw mine and were all "oh we were just kidding" etc. It was so hard to do but for the first time in my life I decided I was better off being alone than having them as fake friends. I presented mine alone, got top marks. They were...
...failed as it didn't meet criteria. And less than two weeks later I met my first real friend, who I stayed friends with for years. I don't see her much now she lives overseas. TLDR: 11yr old, kicked out of the project the night before, did my own one and got great grade, their project failed.
Load More Replies...I feel like most sane people have this experience atleast once in life. Recently, two guys from my class and I were responsible for teaching a topic to the class using GSlides, Forms and mindmaps. The third guy didn't join us for discussion and asked us to pick whatever we wanted him to take up. Literally no communication until 5 minutes before the presentation, where he informs the other guy, he can't do one of the two tiny topics we chose for him. The icing on the cake was definitely the part where he pulled a no-show to class
Has there ever been a group project EVER where everyone pulled their weight? My teachers would say “it’ll teach you how to work together”. Nope. It taught me there are jerks everywhere who will take advantage of and credit for other’s hard work.
this was during online class so even better oportunities to get away from computer and not have anyone notice i was the ONLY ONE DOING THE WORK AND I WAS SHARING THE ANSWERS WITH THEM (it was a thanksgiving themed escape room thing with a google form) THEY DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I WAS PULLING ALL THE WEIGHT AND GETTING ALL PISSED. eventually the teacher came and i was let out early since i did so much work. never ever sharing answers with people again in group projects like that. if they don't want to help? they can fail
Load More Replies...When I was 11 we had a group project, I was with two other girls who were "friends" when it suited them/if I was useful. Because of my insecurity and all this other stuff, I'd always just taken it so I wasn't alone. We had to make a 3d mobile with facts about bees and pollination. Well on the day before it's due (they'd avoided me all week) I said when are we doing this; the laughed and said ur not in our group any more. I panicked so asked teacher if I could do mine on my own(she knew what'd happened and said yes). Well, I turn up next day with a large bee with flowers under it, really cool (mum helped lol as I had one day and got screwed over). And the two girls? They had a coat hanger with a few bits of wool holding scraps of paper with a few facts. They saw mine and were all "oh we were just kidding" etc. It was so hard to do but for the first time in my life I decided I was better off being alone than having them as fake friends. I presented mine alone, got top marks. They were...
...failed as it didn't meet criteria. And less than two weeks later I met my first real friend, who I stayed friends with for years. I don't see her much now she lives overseas. TLDR: 11yr old, kicked out of the project the night before, did my own one and got great grade, their project failed.
Load More Replies...I feel like most sane people have this experience atleast once in life. Recently, two guys from my class and I were responsible for teaching a topic to the class using GSlides, Forms and mindmaps. The third guy didn't join us for discussion and asked us to pick whatever we wanted him to take up. Literally no communication until 5 minutes before the presentation, where he informs the other guy, he can't do one of the two tiny topics we chose for him. The icing on the cake was definitely the part where he pulled a no-show to class