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This seems like such a universal experience, and looking back on it, teachers obviously know it's going on.

I wonder how much their plans to train kids for the "real world" are shaped by working in such unusual environments themselves.

I've never had a job where my performance is judged based on how a random group of teenagers I've been assigned to does on a project, but teachers certainly have.

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Many professionals in the real world work in team environments where they depend on each other, and you can't just ignore your teammates bad work. This is certainly true in all but the smallest software shops.

Right but the usually accepted answer is not: I just give them bullshit to do or otherwise plan on having time to do their work if/when they don't do it sufficiently. That's the right answer. We just don't like it because it condemns people. We really need basic income so we can start being more ruthless about this. Honestly I think it could save some of these people from a downward spiral of bullshitting. They're just scared and we all know they have good reason to be so we give them a pass.

In my experience it's even more important in small software shops because you're going to be good at different things and there's no room for ego.

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