More frustration.... I'm stuck in a group in school that sucks, everyone wants to go 6 separate ways... I HATE working in groups, I want to be responsible for my OWN grade, not rely on anyone else or have to cover everyone else. We couldn't even PICK our own group, which sucks because I have a few friends in that class and we work well together...instead, while every other group in the class actually works well together and each one has at LEAST one or two friends in it....the luck of the draw forced me into a group that I just can't stand!!!
We have to start with a business...a product or service and unfortunately we will be stuck with that business the entire term. We were down to 3 choices, and got stuck with one of my LEAST favorites- a drive-thru convenience store (something that has too many issues and will not work well,otherwise 7-11 and Country Fair would do it!)
Fine...so our group of at that time 4 people had been split down the middle, so I said ok, I gave in,whatever....I'll at least throw myself into the project because if you don't believe in it, you won't promote it well...and the class IS SUPPOSED to be Sales and Marketing. Fine...I'd help come up with all the weaknesses and negatives so we could address them, figure out how to minimize them, giving us more advantages and strengths when we present our SWOT analysis...I even came up with a name that sounded good for the area, would be easy to advertise, and would even get free word-of-mouth viral advertising because it's a term everyone uses when they have to make a quick stop for smokes or bread and milk... "Pit Stop"... as in "I have to make a quick Pit Stop on the way home" or whatever.... Like in Nascar, it denotes a brief stop to do/get something necessary...so I named it "The Pit Stop". Simple, easy, a well-used term, at least around here,easy to say, easy to do, easy to advertise.... and the group agreed...... BUT:
Noooooo....that would be too easy! first, we get saddled with 2 guys that hadn't bothered to come to class for several days and weren't in a group because of it...then those 2 bozos decide they didn't like the name, and argued for "The Kings Of Convenience"...something too fancy, too long, too hard to say, and too close to names of other stores and food chains in our area. Then these chain-wearing, sideways-hatted morons decided to up the ante, by designing a ridiculous and garish crown-shaped building!!!! Not to mention the fact that I ended up outvoted on this namechange because the one stupid lady that wanted the stupid store idea in the first place hasn't been there all week...and the other one opted for those guys' idea instead... and even though I had one person's vote, thanks to that biotch I got voted down 3-2 without a chance!
The problem is...the people I am stuck with are B and C grades, while I maintain a 4.0(Got lucky last term....I pulled from a B to an A, and actually was doing better in class than I thought I was!)...and I do NOT want these people pulling me down...yet they won't let ME help pull them UP! They are also from different status than I am.... a mixture of "learning-dysfunctional", trailertrash,ghetto,and prison....and while I have friends in all those groups and I normally don't discriminate against ANYone.....these people truly ARE just like the stereotypes!!!! I may not have a lot of money, but I was an honor student. I was brought up better, only spent 1 night in jail as a "lesson", for underage drinking, a couple months before my 21st B-day....
Well, never mind that....I can normally get along with anyone too...but these people are stubborn, and it only brings out my own determined stubbornness...we do nothing but clash. I can't WORK with these people...and am STUCK, as well as stuck relying on THEM for this stupid project, which dang well BETTER NOT affect my grade!
GRRRRR....
ok, done ranting....
Thanks Meri....I really appreciate this rant thread!!! :D
