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[quote=Anonymous]"My kid is a procrastinator - so I get it. But in PP's case, it should have been her son who adjusted his workstyle to fit the project. Waiting until the last minute is fine if he is doing his own work, but he cannot hold the group hostage just because he rises to the occasion the night before. PP's son and his partner should have done a better job of setting internal deadlines!! However, it is not a good feeling to wait patiently and hope that your partner comes through at the wire."

Why should it have been her son who adjusted his workstyle?  Your description of setting internal deadlines could be broadened to describe tasks each should do as well.  From that perspective, getting all the work done early is no better than procrastinating.  But there is more to the story.  It seems to me that even when BFF declared the project "done" that Mr "last minute" could have treated BFF's work as a strong first draft.  Mr "last minute" could have filled in any gaps, expanded weak sections, added another point of view and/or polished the writing.  The way it worked out, it sounds more like Mr "last minute" is really Mr "don't doing anything if I don't have to".[/quote]

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