The Bitching Thread

[Death BOO Z]

One of my classes in political sciences requires me to write a short paper with two other students, and it's due this Thursday.

we're a three men team, and somehow, it feels like I've done everything.
choice of topic? me. general idea of the paper? I did that. every single word in it? me again.
it's not a serious paper, but it annoys me that I practically wrote every bit of it. every time we met I asked suggested "this week, we should focus on this part and this part, I'm going to do this one...", and a week later, I meet them again, and nothing.

they're decent and fun people, but they don't pull their weight for shit. I sent them a draft for the paper and got nothing from them, I had to ask my dad to review it.

and one of them even had to nerve to say "I know I didn't do much work, so when all of this is over, I'd like to take you two out for beer". dumbass.

I hate working with other people. I hate to be the guy that doesn't do anything, and I hate to be the guy that does everything.

I'm too sick and tired of the paper that I don't bother even fixing the parts that I know they need redoing.

[David75]

One of my classes in political sciences requires me to write a short paper with two other students, and it's due this Thursday.

we're a three men team, and somehow, it feels like I've done everything.
choice of topic? me. general idea of the paper? I did that. every single word in it? me again.
it's not a serious paper, but it annoys me that I practically wrote every bit of it. every time we met I asked suggested "this week, we should focus on this part and this part, I'm going to do this one...", and a week later, I meet them again, and nothing.

they're decent and fun people, but they don't pull their weight for shit. I sent them a draft for the paper and got nothing from them, I had to ask my dad to review it.

and one of them even had to nerve to say "I know I didn't do much work, so when all of this is over, I'd like to take you two out for beer". dumbass.

I hate working with other people. I hate to be the guy that doesn't do anything, and I hate to be the guy that does everything.

I'm too sick and tired of the paper that I don't bother even fixing the parts that I know they need redoing.

Been there, done that.
Except it was a full week work on my part, no help at all. We were supposed to be 4, did that all alone. Got the second best mark of all the classes doing this (second year, engineering). The only thanks I got for that, from one of those that shoud have worked on it: the result is not that good... Bummer, you never ever had first or second place in anything and you criticize someone that did your shit and placed you there, all alone when this was supposed to be teamwork.
So yes, it also pains me that I have to work alone. As time passes, I measure the great inefficiency it represents, I also admire great teamwork at play when I witness it. I'm just unable to be part of it or never ever had the chance to -probably for problems on my part-.
At the end of the day, regardless of how small things I did are, I did them all and no one shall ever try to steal that from me.

Dairy products:
I know the pain too. Thing is, I seldomly eat pre-processed food. Less problems/risks and taste is often better. You only have to know how to cook for yourself, it's also easier when you live with someone who also knows how to cook, and cares for you too.

[Buffalobiian]

One of my classes in political sciences requires me to write a short paper with two other students, and it's due this Thursday.

we're a three men team, and somehow, it feels like I've done everything.
choice of topic? me. general idea of the paper? I did that. every single word in it? me again.
it's not a serious paper, but it annoys me that I practically wrote every bit of it. every time we met I asked suggested "this week, we should focus on this part and this part, I'm going to do this one...", and a week later, I meet them again, and nothing.

they're decent and fun people, but they don't pull their weight for shit. I sent them a draft for the paper and got nothing from them, I had to ask my dad to review it.

and one of them even had to nerve to say "I know I didn't do much work, so when all of this is over, I'd like to take you two out for beer". dumbass.

I hate working with other people. I hate to be the guy that doesn't do anything, and I hate to be the guy that does everything.

I'm too sick and tired of the paper that I don't bother even fixing the parts that I know they need redoing.

I used to be better at team work. Actually, "better" is kinda subjective, now that I think about it, since communication is also a part of "good" teamwork.

I think I used to work harder as part of a team (though it's also true to say I used to work harder in general), but now I find that I don't do as much "prior preparation" work as much as I could. What often happens in my case is that someone takes the lead in the beginning and starts organising everything and setting out tasks for everyone. I'd be lying if I said I got those allocated tasks done every time.

My worth tends to come in during meetings in:

1) "paraphrasing" for members so that others can understand them. This is different from translating in that it's not a language barrier, but more of an "expression" barrier. Somehow I'm better at understanding what other people are trying to say and expressing that in a form that the rest of the team will understand than any other person I've worked with so far.

2) Thinking of ideas or developing other people's ideas into something workable.

3) Breaking silences.

In oral presentations, I'm also always the guy who has the job of answering all the questions afterwards (the responses are marked.)



Overall, I'd say I'm not very good as a team member when it comes to prior preparation of material. "On the spot", "quick thinking" and "getting through sticky questions" is where I'd say I my input lies - whatever that's worth.








Talking about allergies, some of you may remember my allergy to Toohey's Extra Dry from last time. From my recent vacation trip, I've reacted to a particular Sapporo product that I don't quite remember, but I'm fine with Tsing tao, and every wine/sake I've tried.

I've yet to pinpoint what it is that I'm having an itchy, generally unwell rash to exactly.

[Animeniax]

Speaking of allergies, classes start next week and I haven't been able to hit the gym because of cedar allergies and a bronchial upper respiratory infection. I'm on antibiotics for only the second time in 5 years, so that's a plus. Because of all the sinus medication I've been taking, I've got dry eye so I'm wearing glasses because my contacts are drying out too much. These coke-bottle glasses are from a prescription that is 7 years old, but they still work.

I won't be able to go make a good buffed up impression on the girls in my new classes. Maybe my CHL will impress them.

[Buffalobiian]

These coke-bottle glasses are from a prescription that is 7 years old, but they still work.

I prefer old prescription glasses. New ones give you headaches or eye-aches for a while and render your old ones useless.