A group of 4 (including me and a less involved advisor) will soon present a multi month project to senior management. The agreement was that 3 of us would share the work equally, while the advisor advised us. One of my non-advisor coworkers has finished nothing in the project, and refused to do a basic task that my manager asked him to do on a weekly basis. Having done the majority of the work in the project (since the helpful non-advisor coworker has been busy with his MS CS program), I'm frustrated that the coworker who has finished nothing will be included in the project presentation. What should I do about this, if anything? My main frustration is that this coworker has been taking credit for work he did not do, and will undoubtedly do so in our presentation to senior management.
Good idea
He’ll likely end up with a promotion and better future prospects once he finishes that MS program.
The MS guy was a helpful contributor. I mean the other non-advising coworker who was involved
do nothing
Why?
are you in high school? who cares. you did your part. when employee reviews come around you can hang him then. let him have all the rope now.
The universe tends to unfold as it should. Believe it or not, people at senior levels can see through "taking credit" individuals very easily. Just stay friends with everyone, don't go out of your way to uninvite him etc. Like I know exactly who does what in my team, independent of what's spoken in meetings, who sends the mails etc. I'm going to assume "senior" management is far better at it than regular managers.
How do you know you're right about the judgement?
Ive seen this way too often and management gives 0 fucks about people taking credit for someone elses work and they will usually avoid getting into fights that wont be benefitial to them. Besides you can even come up as conflictive or weak. If you can not expose him in the presentation so its clear he has no clue in front of the mgmt, move on and avoid him in the future.
And at some point in your career you’re going to want some time being the guy who does nothing, or at least coast a little.
There is a huge difference between coasting and taking credit for someone else's work. I would never want to take credit for someone else's work, even if coasting at some point might be appealing in some context when I'm overloaded with simultaneous commitments.
Make sure he gets a promo
It sounds like you are another nothing-doer, as is everyone who liked your comment.
@op Sounds like you have grit, but you're really stupid af