No Motivation

March 20, 2019

As our project is nearing a close not much has changed in ways of how our group functions. The group as a whole has consistently lacked good communication and delegation. These aspects have caused much frustration on the part of the UCF members. One of my UCF group members has vented this week about reaching out to the group offering to take on 4 different elements of the project and each suggestion was ignored and taken on by a different member. She in turn, like myself, has 'shut down'.

While I find no fault in the project itself, the group from the University of Limerick as made this entire process extremely frustrating and discouraging. Without good communication and delegation, this whole process has suffered. I, like my fellow UCF members, truly hope this lack of contribution on our part doesn't hurt our grade. My choice to not follow up with emails may seem a poor choice or lack of good judgment but I have no motivation left in me to participate with other group members who do not wish us to be a part of the whole.

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