This post could have also shared Friday's post title but instead, I'm just going to do what I do best and complain about the fuckwits at school.
- Wouldn't you assume that a PhD candidate would be intellectual? Or at least intellectual enough to help construct theories for your semester project? One of my groups consists of me, a PhD candidate and another guy pursuing his Masters (like me). While the PhD candidate is very sweet and has printed off all of our deliverables to hand in to the professor, I consistently find myself putting forth much more effort than them. Example: we each had to read 15 articles and summarize them. I read my f'n 15 articles. They read 6. Even so, I'm constantly asking them for input on our project. We're supposed to write a research proposal and they're not coming up with shit! I wonder if the guy is even ever around? He never responds to e-mails.
The PhD candidate consistently waits until the last minute for everything and she asks me too many questions. Hasn't she already been in my shoes? She has her damn Masters! Step it up, lady... you're pissing me off!
- My other group, while they started off strong (minus the turd from the last group), has completely dropped off. The girl that was taking the reigns for awhile only signed up to do X amount of work and it sucks. This is her only class. While she works full time and has a sickly parent - I also work full time, have a sickly parent AND I'm taking another class. I'm the one that has to send e-mails to get people to sign up for shit. I feel like their f'n mothers. Step it up, group.
- Is it wrong that I refuse to give another classmate (an ex team member) answers to my homework? I received this e-mail:
Hi MT,
I know its spring break, but did you turn in or are you still working on homework 6? I just did number 1, now #2 sounds pretty crazy. I remembered you said you got some help from a coworker before on some previous crazy questions. Plus this is going to be on the test, so I like need to get it and understand it at the same time as quick as I can, you know?
-Turd
I responded with:
Hello!
yes, I did finish it and I got 100% on it. Its actually not nearly as complicated as it seems. I did try to seek advice from coworkers but they just made the problem more complicated.
You just need to [insert very helpful hints here].
I was nice and VERY helpful but I wasn't about to hand over my answers. This shit took me awhile to figure out!
I then opened my inbox to see this:
Oh ok, well which kind of loop did you use? [King Turd] is guiding me towards the [wrong answer], and I've only seen like one slide on that, so I don't know if I want to go with that. I mean in reference to time, I'm just getting in from out of town, with a half page of notes done. I need to hurry and get the answer to number to so I can actually "study" for this test. Homeworks are anything, tests are what really is important for the final grade. I just dont want to try this number 2 and get it wrong, then I study it the wrong way and by doing all this, i'm actually wasting study time. If you don't feel comfortable giving it to me, then I'll understand and bite the bullet.
Did he really just ask me for the answer outright? This motherfucker is going to grad school on a FULL scholarship. Do your own damn work!
Sometimes I think all of the world's problems could be solved by giving the troublemakers a swift kick in the balls. Or lady parts. Because I'm on the verge of kicking all of my team members.
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hahaha i love how he tried to be subtle at first!!!
and maybe if he stopped emailing back and forth with you he would have time to figure the answer out himself!
First of all, I DESPISE group work. I’m not even going to get into the shit that went down on my last group project with this one group member that I felt like shanking every time we met! Bitch!
Also, you better not give that asshole the answer! I only share my answers with individuals that I know have the ability to look out for me in the future. Tell that fucker to save that song and dance for his(or her) mother! Him not having the time to complete his work is not your problem care or concern. I don’t even think you should’ve responded to his first e-mail. I hate slackers. Ugh!
this person writes like a spammer. to a FRIEND I would ask for an answer. To a classmate who is a stranger? I certainly wouldn't try the "you're obligated to feel so bad for me and then feel guilty for not helping."
What a King turd with corn sprinkles. Don't you dare feel guilty for not giving this person the answer. I'll bet he has a full scholarship because of good grades gleaned from others.
1. I, too, hate hate HATE group work. It's probably the fastest way to drive me absolutely insane
2. Though the second fastest way? Someone copying my answers. Even if they do blatantly ask for them, rather than do the sneaky look-over-the-shoulders thing... NO! Just NO! Do your own damn work, buddy!
This is why I'm glad my classes are on-line. Classmates are less annoying when you don't see them :)
Good luck with all this. You did the right thing in not giving the answers.
Haha, Chris didn't help much, huh?
NEVER give your answers to a classmate. Technically that's cheating on both of your parts and can get you expelled. But more importantly, he's an adult! Let him do his own damn homework. What the gosh darn heck is wrong with people? What school do you go to? I didn't have this problem at Loyola. :-)
i can't believe that he actually asked you for the answers because he was too f'n lazy to do the work himself. ugh! i would be pissed too!
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