Team building group tasks

[Mrstamborineman]

Can anyone save me from hell on earth that is group tasks at work. I am getting to the point where I don’t even want to carry on working there. Without saying too much in case others are also on MN. Managers want us to produce presentations to share with colleagues in other offices about what works well in our office and we share ideas.
Main issues are people not turning up, not being available or turning up without having anything to contribute at all.

Then again there are those that want to talk a lot which can be interesting but also quite irritating. I suspect this might include me. I can’t put my finger on why… it’s just hell. Like the one who says “just tell me what to do” Like they are so accommodating but actually it’s not the point. The point is, make a contribution!!!
I am used to working with people, I know not everyone gets on, I usually get on with most people, but I also worry if works isn’t being done. Often doing it myself only for it to criticized. Any wise folks out there please, any advice. I need this job and don’t want to look like a can’t do it.

So are these presentations an added extra on top of your normal work or are they an integral part of your job?

Not part of usual role, it’s an add on. Everyone is trying to do their job plus this. Hence no “spare” time.

Oh god no hate this. My old manager wanted us to do this, do presentations of products and research in our field and present it to each other, on top of our extremely heavy work load. It would have ended up with us working outside of work to get it done which I refuse to do. Thankfully nothing came of it. We were always too busy.

I'd say if I'm being made to do this then some of my work load needs passed to other people.

Are the managers getting hands on involved with this? Or are they leaving it all to the teams? Could you push back to your manager about not having the time to complete the extra work in addition to your normal role?