I just came back from another meeting with my software team and it was terrible. The guy who is doing least (actually close to nothing at all) apparently went to see the supervisor yesterday and told him I was verbally abusing him. I mean what the actual fuck!? And he quoted a message from me on whatsapp which google translated like this: “[name], why are you doing virtually nothing? Do you think it is okay, that you pass the course only because of us?” That’s what I said. After a dozen friendly messages that reminded him to care for the 10 deadlines he didn’t mind. The worst thing is, just before the meeting today I sent him a message telling him that I think he is a nice guy (which I don’t and never did, I think he’s a complete dickhead) and that I didn’t want this to get out of hand. What a useless piece of shit. And the worst part is the supervisor apparently isn’t even realizing all of this.
When we had our last presentation in front of the professor there were two teams and I was doing the presentation for our team. The other team got totally wrecked by the professor because what they did up to that point was really bad. But that’s none of my business. I on the other hand carried my stupid team by doing way more than they’re doing and intentionally picking all the hard parts since I already assumed they’re not gonna produce anything good. The professor even told the supervisor after the talk he was very pleased with what I presented, and I basically presented only what I designed on my own up to that point. And this stupid fucking team doesn’t even realize that; they would’ve been owned hard by the professor as much as the other team was owned if I hadn’t been in their team. And this is their fucking reaction? Are you kidding me? How about thanking me that I make them pass this fucking course?
You know I tried being really nice to my team from the first time we met. I even went over their code when they committed something, told them what was wrong, what could be improved. Until now they probably haven’t even understood what I implemented. But this is just too much, no more help for them. I’ll finish my part of the project and then let them walk right into the fucking knife. Have fun dumb fucks. Because one good thing happened today: The supervisor decided to split grades and evaluate everyone’s work separately. Ha!
Also that worst guy is even more irresponsible: He’s from some Arabian country, and he is feeding my prejudices against people like him. Next time I have to work with someone from that part of the world I’ll be even more careful about what they are like. All because of you. Good job! I try being prejudice-free, but I can’t really control this one.
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dramaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Yup I feel like I’m in some sort of kindergarden. I would’ve preferred focusing on important stuff, but apparently that’s not possible.
Also if you think this isn’t relevant you don’t know how science and development work.
dramaaaaaaaaaaaa clair dramaaaaaaaaaaa — this fucker needs a good healthy serving of shut the fuck up
Haha, right. But if I tell him that I will probably be kicked from the team -.-
Sounds awful xD what degree are you going for?
I’m only getting an associates in software dev. and we never ever do anything on a team, but all our work is always graded seperately…
I remember when i was in HS and had to put up with this shit from time to time, and stuff like this is what makes me a very independent and antisocial person (which only contributes to my depression, naturally). Most times though, working as a team doesn’t accomplish anything, unless prehaps, if everyone pulls their weight…I’ve never really had that happen before though >w<
Anyways, I'm sadly getting to the point where I'm burnt out and only care about 'getting by and passing with a decent grade'…you know, that point near the end where you're so burnt out that you don't care if you only make B's and C's?…
If you're anywhere near the end of your degree, then others may very well be experiencing the same, since burnout affects people at different rates, and some people can recover much quicker than others…
Im doing bachelor and master in computer science, 5th semester. We call it informatics, not sure if there is a difference.
Teamwork sucks because people suck 😀 I can’t even find friend who I like to hang out with, so why should I find a teammate that’s worth working with? My opinion is the same as yours.
Yeah, I got all As in highschool as well, but now im around B-C cause I really don’t care. I’m not visiting a single lecture all semester long and usually do 1 week practicing before an exam, that’s why I end up with grades like that. I know I can do better, but I lack the motivation.
I actually never thought about having some kind of burnout cause it were always others who had that kinda problem. But you’re right, I probably have some kind of burnout right now, in combination with the depression of course. Even though it’s not really a justification for staying at home all day…
Team work sucks, usually the guy who works the most is the one that gets the least credit and the rest just complain (been there a million times). I’d say worry about your work and don’t pay attention to the drama. I studied informatics as you call it (engineer on informatics to be more precise) and graduated from it (college) and even if i did better than several of my classmates, my own lack of care made it a completely useless career for me (while most if not all of my ex-classmates are employed with a high salary). Now i’m so far gone mentally that i’d rather study something else than making the effort to get back on it (if i end up changing my decision of giving up… which is not very likely)…so yeah… if you like your career i’d worry about finding ways to manage that burnout before it gets worse, lol.
Best not to text him directly-write it down or create an email and report him to your supervisor. In any group you always have lazy shitheads that cause trouble for others, usually the ones who are carrying the team. Arabs are known to be lazy, angry, belligerent and stupid, if they’re muslim, they’re even worse.
At my job its even easier for people to be slackers and cheat the system-they can get away with it for a while and are rarely ever reprimanded. However, for some scumbags, I carefully documented their behaviour-esp when they weren’t doing their job, reported to my managers and because they were stupid and didn’t realize the spotlight was on them, eventually were fired.
I can also be quite manipulative without seeming so-I’ve gotten another person who I hated to quit because she was stressed out over work and school. I made subtle but memorable suggestions that made her think she’s better off leaving the job and focusing on school. So I’ve gotten rid of a number of bad apples and life is much better for me in my office…but I plan to upgrade my career soon.