Being a "team player" often is shorthand for being willing to tolerate a bit of moral stench for the sake of everyone's economics - or to ignore the odor as lon

Being a "team player" often is shorthand for being willing to tolerate a bit of moral stench for the sake of everyone's economics - or to ignore the odor as long as the team member's heart isn't in the wrong place. Not everyone would accept that definition of team play. If the investor had sent this letter without engaging in private attempts first, that would have been a failure of team obligation, I agree. That wasn't the case here.