I understand what you mean but “team player” for many has come to be management code for “yes man.” I like to see a strong independent streak in everyone I work with. That doesn’t mean they can’t work together but that they can work alone.

A couple of the other stories above are horrifying but taking one for example: if the group’s manager lets a prima donna get away without, say, a simple code review/discuss/update at least once a month, it’s not the player that’s the problem.

Update 20210524: typo.