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To be jealous of my work colleague?

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CandidApples · 02/03/2026 14:20

My work colleague is the same age as me. She has two gorgeous children and a third on the way. She is very attractive, confident and popular. However her behaviour kind of grates on me. It’s like she believes that the world revolves around her. She doesn’t treat me particularly nicely. She recently bought drinks for her and my other colleague but didn’t offer me one, when we were on a team night out (just the three of us). I am not as senior as her and I think she feels above me.

I am the bottom rung of the ladder, so the only person that seems to see this side. In fairness, at other times, she’ll be nice to me.

I struggle financially, whereas this lady is well off and can be quite braggy to me about her lifestyle and luxury holidays. I feel envious, and almost annoyed. I feel like karma needs to do a better job of ensuring people who treat others as subservient, shouldn’t get to have these picture perfect lives.

I know I am BU. But I just want things to seem fairer.

OP posts:
Lampzade · 02/03/2026 14:26

She may have picked up on your resentment

ThejoyofNC · 02/03/2026 14:25

Nobody has a perfect life and I wouldn't buy you a drink if I could clearly see that you have resentment towards me for absolutely no reason.

GreenGremlin · 02/03/2026 14:24

Karma always does its job in the end, you can be sure of that.

In the meantime,just say " Maybe one day, when I'm not worrying about my gas bill, I'll be able to afford such luxuries.....I guess my time will come."

People like this are usually very insecure.

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