[willcipriano]

If we are merely IC's when it comes time to get paid, why aren't we all IC's when it comes to returning to office?

[rjtavares]

Again, the problem is the "merely". Sports stars are ICs and they're well paid.

[willcipriano]

I've only seen people get upset when others act like ICs on sports teams. "Ball hog" and the like. I don't think that's a example of one.

[rjtavares]

That's a misunderstanding of what IC means: "an employee responsible for performing specific tasks or functions within an organization without the authority to manage other employees". Keyword is authority, not leadership or teamplay.

Perhaps we need a better term, but the concept itself is fine.