Members per team vs members who actually work

[Armando Gonzalez]

hopefully we will have new blood this year

[synth3tk]

We started with nearly 20 people. Then about five of them dropped out. By the second meeting we were down to less than ten. Out of those 10, eight of us truly worked on the robot and all the aspects of the team. I don't mean "they looked like they did nothing but was actually sending out PR letters". These individuals truly did nothing but take up space and food, not to sound aggressive. We still got work done, though. Those who were into it applied themselves every night and didn't care.

[Blue_Mist]

This is one of my favorite quotes of all time-

Originally Posted by M. Krass

While one student may not be of much value to the team, do we ever stop to think about how much value the team may be to that student?

I agree that some new ones are simply too shy to ask, like three of our freshmen last year, or would prefer to not skewer things for the team, as I was freshman year (Junior now- cry! It seems like so little time left!).

I think about the members of our team who are so crucial during build season and competition, but this team not exist in two years if people don't work during the "Off-Season." Funny, because from April to Cal Games we work for Cal Games and side projects, and now we have just under two months until the Season begins again. Ah, the build season. What? Sleep? What is this strange substance you speak of?