From my own team experience, I believe they are benefitial for several reasons. Each person speaks about what their plans and goals are for the day, giving them some sort of responsibility to complete those tasks, it also gives us time to ask for help or advice with problems we are struggling to solve.
The time is also spent just talking, about our personal lives, company politics, current events, funny stories, anything.. it allows the team to connect on a deeper level than just our daily work. Compared to other teams in the company I do not see the same connection between team members as ours which I see as a result of not doing a stand up.
A standup should not be about trusting your coworkers or not, it should be about connecting with the team and understanding the team.
The time is also spent just talking, about our personal lives, company politics, current events, funny stories, anything.. it allows the team to connect on a deeper level than just our daily work. Compared to other teams in the company I do not see the same connection between team members as ours which I see as a result of not doing a stand up.
A standup should not be about trusting your coworkers or not, it should be about connecting with the team and understanding the team.