“Briefly, describe what you like AND dislike about team projects (either at school or at work).”
There isn't much I like about group projects. Whether it be because of you are at the mercy of other members or because you have multiple deadlines so that your teammates know that you are working. Work team projects are not that bad because you get to work on the project on work time dedicated to the project.
It is school team projects are the issue. Like I wrote in a previous blog post, the problem lies with the fact that group projects have no leader and no consequences for failing to do any assigned tasks. At best poor grades are the consequence for not doing a good job but that is not a great deterrent. It comes down to a prisoner's dilemma where everyone, who has other responsibilities and time issues, wants the other members to do the majority of the work. Everyone is trying to play everyone else and searching for the one hard worker.
I hate group projects.
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