To be angry that people are downplaying my achievement?

[FruitCider]

I feel very upset.

I found out this week that I'm graduating with a First, only just scraped one but its 70+ nethertheless.

I got really excited and posted it on my Facebook wall, and I've had really horrible comments such as "no one likes a show off", "getting a first won't make you better at your job", "I have got a 2:1, at least I had fun during my degree instead of spending my time with my nose in textbooks", "your employer won't care".

AIBU for just wanting a bit of recognition that I've done bloody well?!?!? My partner doesn't even know what it means, how do I explain it to him?

Feeling very woe is me. Sorry

Tell them to take themselves off your Facebook and shove their jealousy where the sun don't shine. Explain it to your clueless husband. And keep boasting about your fantastic achievement!!! Well bloody done!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!

Congratulations! 💐 They are being petty. Very well done.

well done ...It is a wonderful achievement, It is sad people have to pour cold water over your great result. True friends would be nothing but happy for you, Don't let it spoil your pleasure on a brilliant result

Sounds like jealousy to me.. YANBU at all... Massive congratulations from me. Wish I could do something like that

Well done OP - great achievement.
YANBU to want some recognition and YANBU to be pissed off at mean-spirited remarks, but (personally) I would no more post my amazing uni results on my Facebook page than I would post my salary if I got a pay rise, especially if this is likely to be higher than many of my friends achieved. By all means post a graduation photo or a comment about being thrilled to complete the course and then let others ask how you got on. I think it's your partner's job (even if you have to spell it out to him!) or your best friend or other loved one's job to big you up for doing so well - then you can then modestly accept the congratulations with the same end result but without blatant boasting on your own part (ditto for posts of flash new cars, swanky holidays etc etc.). I know I'm in the minority here and loads of people seem to think that Facebragging is completely normal, but I'm not one of them. Much classier to let other people refer to these things and keep quiet yourself.
But having said all that I still think you did fabulously well and you deserve to celebrate your success and hard work.

I've really gone off Facebook I have friends who bitch at each other, cast aspersions in sweeping generalisations, go on and on about their political beliefs as if they are the only ones allowed an opinion!!! And some who's life is always amazing!!!! Sorry for the rant! They are just being total arse holes!!!

WELL DONE YOU!!! Bloody amazing!!!

Who are these people? Not friends. Delete them!!!

If the Facebook 'friends' cannot share your major achievements and let's face it i would say getting a first is pretty big, then delete as they aren't your friends. Just bitter bitter people who are just there to cyber bully to make themselves feel powerful in their pitiful lives!

It is definitely worthy of a status. Hold your head high you deserve it!

Congratulations! I think they are just being jealous. Well done. You must have worked really hard to achieve this. Celebrate it and do not worry about negative comments

And not a dig at pp but compared to some of the rants I used to see when I was on the book of two faces I would be thrilled to see someone doing well, however flash it may seem. I am genuinely happy for people when they reach their goals etc.

Congratulations love, you have worked really hard. Ignore idiots, they're not worth ir.

🍾 that's amazing, well done!

You need to have a cull of your Facebook "friends" if that's the sort of feedback they give you.

You got a first and you earned it. The people that put you down re usually thouse who lower grade. I finished with a 2:1 and my fried finished with a first I was so happy for him because I know how much work he put in to get it.

You did your best and worked hard and it paid off. A BIG congratulations!!

Go celebrate with the ones who love you, you deserve it!

Having a 1st is an amazing achievement. I graduated with 2:1 and I struggled with getting a scholarship afterwards for a postgraduate. All the feedback said that although my project was very good, I was always second-best because of the grades. I ended up getting a scholarship but not before 4-5 years of extra hard work, related training and continuous improvement of the proposal. Plus luck. Had I had a 1st, I would have had a better chance from the start. Also, if you are going to apply for Graduate schemes, they definitely will appreciate your grades. It's very useful if you use it for work, have a look at big companies offering graduate schemes.Also very useful if you continue in university. Those said friends are just jealous and trying to justify themselves because they didn't get such a grade. Not everybody can or needs to get a 1st but the normal thing to do is congratulate those who have put the extra work!

Wow, some 'friends' they are!

This is an amazing achievement - you should rightly be very proud of yourself. Congratulations!

Well done FruitCider, that is an amazing achievement !!

Ignore those being negative - there is likely one reason - jealousy.

Well done you! Bloody brilliant

Your partner said you got 30% wrong after you did brilliantly well and got a First?

Agree on the FB cull. In fact, get rid altogether (I much prefer MN!). People post a picture of their toddler's first dump in a potty, it gets 10,0000 'likes' and even more 'congrats, hun' but someone posts about their first class degree and gets spiteful remarks? I ask you, what is the point? ( Massive congratulations, by the way, and if MN had a 'like' button, I would have clicked and clicked and clicked....)

Congratulations! I'd be reconsidering who my friends are with responses like those!

That is absolutely brilliant , well done NO you are not being unreasonable .....your so called friends are......ditch them , as for your partner .....I qualified in a new profession a few years ago and I don't think he knows what it meant to me.......but that's his problem not mine ......you should be soooooo proud of yourself .....go get em girl xxxxxx

Well done for all the hard work you put in

Maybe it's time MN considered having a like button ....,,be proud, be very proud xx

Brilliant, ignore the jealous people. Small minded people who struggle to celebrate successes. That was brilliant well done you.