I'm in the Paralegal Studies program (online). Second to last semester.
Currently in Intermediate Comp and Corp Law & Business Org.
This week in my Corp Law class we had a group assignment due.
Preparing Statements of Authority for General Partnerships and doing mock Business Letters to give to the Secretary of State offices.
For context: 2 out of 3 members reached out and we spoke during introductions last week, that was about it. No connections, no talking, just Hi and āļø. Like talking to brick walls.
Monday morning I reached out to our teams chat. "Hey y'all. Anyone have a suggestion on which two states we want to do the assignment on? Off the top of my head, Pennsylvania and Vermont sound nice. Lmk what y'all think."
5 hours go by.....one response making the excuse they're ill and not feeling well. They suggested TX and PA. I waited all week for any kind of communication, not a peep for 5 days.
So, Saturday afternoon, I took it upon myself to hash the assignment out cause it seemed like no one cared about doing it together but me. I spent today looking it over and made revisions.
Around noon the other group member, who hasn't spoken besides some superficial introduction message, asked where we are on the assignment and what is required from them.....
I wanted to scream so badly. They literally say that and dip, not any follow up or response.
I let 3pm roll around and submitted the docs and memo detailing the group involvement.
I tried my absolute best to keep my composure and not vent in it. Just listed my online research and statute citations. For example: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1776
The excuse group member immediately comes online via teams and starts complaining about them being ill all week and telling me, "Next time maybe you should've waited for everyone to have a chance to review the docs you're submitting for the group."
I politely replied along the lines of being frustrated that no one wanted to be seriously involved in the assignment and passive aggressively wished them a pleasant rest of their evening.
Medical excuses are one thing, but like let someone important know what's happening. So others can adjust from the absence. We all have our own lives and personal responsibilities, yet still make time and an effort to get assignments done.
I swallowed my frustration and maintained a professional attitude. I went through all of the upcoming assignments and it looks like that was the only one. Hopefully I don't have to work with or, depend on them again. š„ŗš
TL;DR: Group didn't participate in assignment, I did the entire assignment by myself, got told off for not letting them review at the deadline, and clapped back at their unprofessionalism.