week 6

I think that one of the groups which was hardest to say good-bye was the group I spent the most time with in college. We had clear established norms of our daily routine and enjoyed each others company. It was hard to know we were never going to get the same type of camaraderie back. When close groups who have spent years together need to seperate, it seems like a trend to all get together and spend one last time as a group, remembering things that have happend in the past as a whole. I see this as a closing exercise to remind everyone of the effecient and not so effient times which were had as a unit.  As this masters degree adjourns, I may collect a few email adresses to keep in touch or to discuss things with when in a situation I need a second opinion on. I do not think I will feel the same loss as those I have met face to face because much of our work is impersonal, even if we are replying to others.

Adjourning is an essential stage of teamwork because without it, you may still expect the team to work and function, and if we slowly fade away rather than officially adjorn it leaves a lot of unanswered questions and leaves room for dissapointment if we intended on them sticking around.