I am working on a project with two other people. I have been working with them for a portion of the last two weeks.
They drive me nuts. One has only shown up when he said he was going to once. He often leaves long before he said he was going to — and spends most of the time on the phone. He does have excuses, but I’m not sure I am buying it.
The other person does show up on time, but is very bitter about everything. She is extremely stubborn. The only way I can work with her, is to make her make all the decisions and tell me what to do. I can sometimes get my way by just doing something. I certainly can’t if I ask first. Also she mumbles. She spends a great deal of her time spinning her wheels, visiting with others, etc.
I think most readers can tell that when I’m assigned to do something, I do it as quickly as possible to get it done. I think we wasted at least two sessions if you chain all the time together.
I need to spend at least another week to get the second half of the project done. Then we need to sit down and proof our work in at least 4 more sessions.
I honestly don’t want to work on the project next week, but it’s the last time we can get together for a concentrated effort before the end of July. What I really want to do is quit and not worry about it. I think that is an option.
In the meantime, I’m trying to have some summer, and am going to double check in on Monday morning, that it is even worth coming in — we need some data before we can do the next part of the project.