what do you guys do ?

[Christina]

Well, on my team, we do "logs." Pretty much, it's a time sheet. We have different groups (mechanical, electrical, web design, etc...) and group leaders. Everyone is responsible to sign in with their group leader. The logs record the times each person works, and when the sign out, they write down a general idea of what they did (worked on webpage, design, etc...) and this way we have a record of what people did along with when they did it. This helps us (teachers and mentors) to know who's doing what.

Now, as far as "lazy" people go, it depends on what you mean. For example, someone who isn't mechanically inclined may seem "lazy" because he/she doesn't really know what to do, and trust me I know by experience, a lot of times (especially when you're getting closer to ship date), people tend to just do things themselves rather than show someone else how to do it. I know they're not trying to be mean, but with such a time limit, people try to get things done relatively quickly. Those people I like to make a scout at a competition or perhaps someone who's a gopher for tools or easy things like drilling holes to get your robot lighter.

BUT, I also know by experience what I would consider "lazy." A couple of years ago, we had people on my old team who would come in, go on a computer and sit there and play Sim City 2000 and expect to get credit just for being there and every once in a while do inventory or animation or something. Those type of people bother me. And I'm not really sure what to do with them. Luckily, I haven't seen any of them this year.

~Christina