A long story short, a coworker of mine and I are taking a class together. He's kind of a freeloader and very lazy. For our final paper, he contributes his half by copying and pasting from a different paper he wrote this semester for a different class that has different requirements. I talked to him today and told him that he needed to rewrite the background, trim some area, add to others, and write an introduction as I'll still be writing the vast majority of the paper. He said that he couldn't tonight but that he trusts my ability to write if I want to. Paper is due tomorrow. I end up just writing the whole freaking thing. I'm now really pissed. Should I send him this email?
Here is the final paper. I've got to be straightforward with you and tell you that I'm finding it really hard to put your name on this paper. I've been working on it all night as well as the time spent working on it after class last night. Out of the 10 pages of actual solid paper, I wrote 10 of them. The paper that you sent me was all background information and much of it irrelevant to the cases that we chose while brainstorming. I therefore just re-wrote a small background section that was more relevant to the requirements of the paper. I did all of the research for the small background section myself. Judging by how he graded the presentations, he was more concerned with ethical analysis and position defenses. I wrote all of that.
I understand you couldn't help re-write tonight and add to the paper. However, I have other obligations as well. It's not like I really wanted to sit around and write a paper all night. I certainly didn't want to work on the paper last night after a day of work and our presentation. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices. Now I'm tired, and to be honest, a little frustrated and angry. You've basically put zero effort into our final paper (copying and pasting a paper you wrote for another class and per different requirements does not count) and are expecting to get equal credit. I'm going to sleep on it now, but like I said, having real trouble putting your name on this paper.
He did this to me last semester and I was an idiot for teaming with him this time. I just don't feel like he should receive equal credit. At the same time, I have to work with the guy, although in a different building.
Here is the final paper. I've got to be straightforward with you and tell you that I'm finding it really hard to put your name on this paper. I've been working on it all night as well as the time spent working on it after class last night. Out of the 10 pages of actual solid paper, I wrote 10 of them. The paper that you sent me was all background information and much of it irrelevant to the cases that we chose while brainstorming. I therefore just re-wrote a small background section that was more relevant to the requirements of the paper. I did all of the research for the small background section myself. Judging by how he graded the presentations, he was more concerned with ethical analysis and position defenses. I wrote all of that.
I understand you couldn't help re-write tonight and add to the paper. However, I have other obligations as well. It's not like I really wanted to sit around and write a paper all night. I certainly didn't want to work on the paper last night after a day of work and our presentation. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices. Now I'm tired, and to be honest, a little frustrated and angry. You've basically put zero effort into our final paper (copying and pasting a paper you wrote for another class and per different requirements does not count) and are expecting to get equal credit. I'm going to sleep on it now, but like I said, having real trouble putting your name on this paper.
He did this to me last semester and I was an idiot for teaming with him this time. I just don't feel like he should receive equal credit. At the same time, I have to work with the guy, although in a different building.
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