lilmutegirl
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So, we had a group project in class. Five members per group. We decided that two of us would collaborate on one part, and two on another part, with the fifth person basically keeping us on task. Then we each contributed to the overall project. Well, two of the people who were supposed to work with others (including the girl I was supposed to work with) pretty much did everything without consulting the rest of us, and just sent emails with their final product. I was able to do the other part, but felt pretty crappy about it. Another group member (who was supposed to work with the other one who hijacked the project) approached me, asking if we should say something to the instructor. Ultimately, we decided not to. For our feedback (submitted to the instructor) on this project, I was honest, but nice, about the fact that something I agreed to collaborate on was done without consulting me, and that I probably didn't deserve full credit because I should have spoken up and done more, but by the time I realized that was even an issue, the work had been done. I got 20/25 points, and the instructor commented that she didn't think it would be fair to give me full credit, because based on the rest of the group's feedback, she didn't think I contributed enough.
I agree that I should have done more, but since a couple of members of the group jumped ahead of the timeline we all agreed upon, unless I totally changed what someone else did, or pointed out that she didn't talk to me about the work, there wasn't much I could do about that part. When I offered to help anyone, they declined. I'm pretty pissed that I tried to contribute more, and was denied the opportunity, and now I am being punished for it.
I agree that I should have done more, but since a couple of members of the group jumped ahead of the timeline we all agreed upon, unless I totally changed what someone else did, or pointed out that she didn't talk to me about the work, there wasn't much I could do about that part. When I offered to help anyone, they declined. I'm pretty pissed that I tried to contribute more, and was denied the opportunity, and now I am being punished for it.