Working with others or working alone 1

Which is better – working by yourself or working with other people?

Some people like being on their own a lot of the time and others prefer to be part of a team or group. Preferences can be caused by personality or by previous experience – if you have had positive experiences in groups, you will tend to enjoy them and look forward to group work.

If you are trying to get some work done, it can be very handy to have other people around to help. Sometimes, however, it isn't so successful – having more people just seems to make things take longer.

Think about the activities you are involved in – at work, in school or college, at home or in your leisure time. Do you carry them out alone or with other people? Sometimes, of course, you won't have a choice: you will be asked to work in a group when you would prefer to work alone, or you may have to do things by yourself when you would have welcomed some help.

On the next screen there is a table for you to fill in about things you do and whether you prefer to do them alone or in a group.

You can either type in your answers and print the table, or print the table and write in your answers.