A team takes credit for chairman's for something they didn't do?

[wilsonmw04]

Originally Posted by aeastet

What is the recourse for calling a team out for claiming credit for something they clearly had nothing to do with just because this mentor was part of there team?

As far as I know there isn't any, but a public forum like this one. I'm not sure this had ever been an issue. I know it has been privately talked about, but nothing formal or public.

[GreyingJay]

I would submit that "there is no I in team" applies here. If this person did something on behalf of the team, with the team in mind, while he was a member of the team, then it could be argued that "the team" did it. I, as a software developer, work for a particular company, and the products are sold and attributed to "the company", even if I quit.

I don't think this would be in question were it not for the unfortunate spin that the team and the individual appear to have parted ways on negative terms.

That being said, I have found that when only one person champions something, and that person leaves, one of two things will happen. The rest of the team will pick it up and keep going (making the claim legitimate), or, with nobody who knows how to keep it going, it will eventually disappear.

[Taylor]

http://www.firstinspires.org/sites/d...efinitions.pdf
Those are the definitions of level of involvement for teams with other teams and events. Build spaces are not directly discussed in the document, but I think "events" would be an appropriate place to start.

[Sperkowsky]

Chairman's no but it may be a good idea to drop it in a wfa essay.

[aeastet]

Originally Posted by GreyingJay

I would submit that "there is no I in team" applies here. If this person did something on behalf of the team, with the team in mind, while he was a member of the team, then it could be argued that "the team" did it. I, as a software developer, work for a particular company, and the products are sold and attributed to "the company", even if I quit.

There was a lot of effort from this mentor on the behalf of the community. The team originally told him they were not sure they would even want to be part of the building. They would have to sit down and talk about it and get back to the mentor.

I don't think this would be in question were it not for the unfortunate spin that the team and the individual appear to have parted ways on negative terms.

That being said, I have found that when only one person champions something, and that person leaves, one of two things will happen. The rest of the team will pick it up and keep going (making the claim legitimate), or, with nobody who knows how to keep it going, it will eventually disappear.

The original mentor that started the community center is still at the community center. He is still working to move this place ahead in spite of the "negative terms".

[Madison]

Originally Posted by aeastet

The original mentor that started the community center is still at the community center. He is still working to move this place ahead in spite of the "negative terms".

Just fielding a guess here, but I bet the original mentor is you.

What's your goal here?

[Fusion_Clint]

Too many unknowns.

Sounds a little like sour grapes, what is the point of this thread? I hope it is something other than trying to hurt the team "the mentor" was once part of.