[lucb1e]

OP: "I prefer single letter variables"

Reply: "You're not alone. 3 to 5 letters works best for me."

I mostly agree with your comment, also the "prefer consistency with the rest of the team" part, but you are not proposing the same as what OP described.

[kmoser]

Apparently they're not a fan of consistency, either :)

[pjdkoch]

No, it's more than I'm just dumb.