Crab potting

The act of trying to come up by stepping on others, thus keeping them down. Like a bunch of crabs in a boiling pot of water trying to escape. If they helped each other get out, most would, instead they all die. This is analogous to the economy in California. Everyone wants to get rich, raising their prices for goods and services. Effectively everyone loses.

The price to remodel a kitchen in California is 3x higher than in Texas. Its the same raw materials, why? It's the contractors and their suppliers crab potting the consumers. It's ok, I'm a car mechanic, wait until their trucks break down i'll return the favor.

by nodistortion March 14, 2022

Crab Potting

The tendency of women in a professional setting, when in trouble, to blame or include other coworkers rather than accept responsibility, or even cover for them. It's derived from the idea that crabs in a boiling pot of water will claw at and drag each other down rather than sacrifice oneself to see any other succeed.

Mike said I need to stop crab potting him, but it's not fair I got yelled at for being late when he was too.

by smuchibuchi October 5, 2011