Crab Bucket Syndrome refers to a negative behavioral pattern in organizations in which employees attempt to hinder rather than support one another. Based on the metaphor of crabs in a bucket pulling down any crab trying to escape, this concept manifests in organizational settings through behaviors that undermine colleagues’ career development, performance, and success. In addition to individual factors, organizational elements such as organizational culture, management style, perceptions of justice, and the level of competition within the workplace play a direct role in the emergence of the syndrome. Crab bucket syndrome can have detrimental effects on employee motivation, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and organizational innovativeness. Furthermore, it is closely associated with other organizational behavior concepts, including the Queen Bee Syndrome, Glass Ceiling Syndrome, and social undermining. This section discusses the conceptual framework of crab bucket syndrome, its causes and consequences, and its relationships with related concepts.