You and I are a team. We charge $200 per hour with an equal split. The unbundler comes along and whispers in my ear. He says I'm better and he can pay me $105. Of course, being awesome (and human) I agree with his assessment. He says I must keep quiet about this. Easy to agree, since I know you won't like it. Then he tries to get you for $95 or less. The bigger the group, the better this tactic works. The more complicated the scenario, the better this tactic works. A variation of this just happened to me this week.
You are like so carrying the band, you really should do a solo album. :-)
Its an interesting take on what tends to happen 'naturally' a lot (which is folks find a manager they like and follow them from place to place). But as T_S_ here points out there is a whole new spin on negotiations.
Sorry, I was just using it to mean the relentless, unenlightened people who just might pop the bubble of team spirit without caring about the consequences. Not an industry term in this context.
