Nowadays, teamwork is an integral part of society. Many believe that students should practice teamwork as much as possible in school. However, some believe that a large number of introverted students cannot work efficiently in a group and prefer to work alone. In my opinion, working in a team on a project does not always produce the best results because some members of the group are inattentive and take too much time.
First of all, there are always some members who slow down the team. When you want to do a project by yourself, you plan everything and set strict timelines for your projects. You force yourself to meet those timelines and do your best to complete every part of the task before the scheduled deadline. On the other hand, when you work in a group, there are some members who don’t care about the project and want to take credit without lifting a finger. Also, they don’t get their work done on time, and someone else should take care of their tasks. So not only do they mess up the schedule, but someone else should carry their load. So you see, it’s better to do the work yourself than to work as a team.
Secondly, planning and arrangement are time-consuming. If your team wants to start the project, you should assign different tasks to each member before doing anything. You also need to schedule meetings to check the progress of each task. As a result, most of the time is spent on these meetings and discussing task assignments instead of working on the projects. For example, I had a project last semester where we had to work as a team. It was a simple project, and we had two weeks to complete the assignment. Still, we couldn’t agree on how to divide the tasks, and five days out of 14 were spent just planning and dividing the tasks into smaller parts. In the end, we neither handed in the project on time nor received the grade. On the other hand, those who did the project all by themselves received full marks and even an additional bonus. So, it is not a good approach to do every project as a team.
In summary, some group members are not committed to the team project. They want others to work for them and take advantage of each other’s work. Also, a lot of time is spent in meetings and strategizing how to distribute the tasks rather than doing the project right away. Therefore, I prefer to work alone rather than in a group.