bias in hiring, crab effect, crab mentality, envy, jealousy, spite

Crab Mentality: The ‘Crabs in a Bucket’ Analogy

When someone else achieves tremendous success or progresses, others sometimes underestimate that person or their accomplishments. And this is when the crab mentality takes action.  The crab mentality occurs when the group opposes and blocks the progress of any members who achieve more tremendous success than themselves, whether via envy, spite, or competitiveness. People with ...

Viena Abdon

A crab.