I haven't been *really* angry in a long time

[lizziec]

..but today I was absolutely fuming. Livid or Furious are good words to describe the state I was in, and thinking about it logically I can't even work out why I was so very very angry over this incident.

Today I had my Museum and Heratage seminar thingy and there's a clique of three people who always sit together in the seminar and talk half way through. I don't like them and they strike me as unpleasent in not what they say, but how they say it. At the end of the seminar (which was quite dull in itself) Dr Ormrod was trying to work out who would do a group presentation on which subject. I volunteered right at the beginning to do the one for next week but noone volunteered to help and so I assumed one of the duds who never turns up would be assigned to me, which was bad enough. Anyway, the clique who had been talking very loudly in their corner lost the tussel for the presentation they wanted and immediately expressed interest in mine. Dr Ormrod said only two of the three could do it with me because of the number in the group as a whole. To be honest I was a bit angry already because they didn't want the presentation until most other options had been removed from them. Then I went to exchange email addys to find the other person telling me that *She* had to be in our group becasue the only things left were in the last two weeks and she couldn't do those cos she wouldn't be here. So for this presentation which counts for 20% of my final marks I will be dictated to by a clique of people I don't like and who clearly don't like me and it will all get screwed up. There are four doing a three people (max) presentation and Dr Ormrod doesn't even know. I know my personality isn't strong enough to assert my views and *win* any struggle ahead.

I'm angry. Less angry than I was, but that only means I don't want to really properly hurt people any more. I'm slowly calming down. I scared myself with how angry I was. *growl*

I just don't know what to do :(

Comments

[mikerosofty.livejournal.com]

I think the best thing to do would be to e-mail Dr Ormrod and let him know of your concernes. Firstly about the number of people in your group and secondly that you dont think you will get on. Hopefully he will be able to sort it out. Dont feel like you "telling" on them, as its worth 20% of your mark, its very important.

I hope you get it sorted quickly. Good luck :D *hugggles*

[nert.livejournal.com]

Tell the lecturer, asap really. Similar things happened to me and the only reason I survived was because the supervisors each time knew about the problems.. Obviously don't make it seem like it's only you who has the problem with the others ;) Pointing out the extra member trying to push her way in, and they'll probably sort that out themselves, lecturers are surprisingly good at making it seem like you've said nothing to them, they've just noticed a problem on their own ;)

Basically once the lecturer knows, even if they can't do anything about it yet, do what you can and make sure you can show you've put the work into it. When they flounder around and can't show they've worked as a group with you and haven't done much work themselves, then it's obvious what happened, the lecturer can step in, and you'll generally come out of it with a suitable grade.

[bleandweller.livejournal.com]

I echo Nert's comments.

When we were doing the Multimedia (CO603) project, Gary, Rick and I were placed in a group with another bloke called Simon.

Simon did nothing. It was a big project worth virtually all of the coursework, which on that module was 40%. We took our concerns early on to the lecturer, who monitored the situation, and we were able to demonstrate at the end basically who did what.

[red-pill.livejournal.com]

i do not have the same welth of exrpinces, so i will just advises the table knife option, althoug nerts and bleen dwellers and mikes sergsters are all more sencble. thats never stoped me thoug

STAB THEM ALL :)

chere up *hug*

[no1typo.livejournal.com]

I agree