Hi,

I'm fealing really depressed and bitter and jelous.

I'm at the bottom of my chosen career path, which is where I've been for a year and a half. I have a bachelor's degree in computer science and I'm near the end of my part-time master's degree. I have a job as a software developer for a small, not-very-good company I hate, which doesn't really pay me much. There's no chance of a raise, the company is losing money and the boss is looking for people to let go due to the economy. Asking for a raise would be a good was to become a candidate.

Yesterday I met up with my friend, who I see very infrequently. I met her at university, although she never actually finished her (multimedia) bachelor's degree, she's spent more of her time the last few years in office work and technical support while I've been studying and working at this company I hate.

She's just went for an inteview for a job as a software developer, having not mentioned any interest in doing so to me before. She said she got two of the interview questions wrong (which I know as they were quite basic) but they said they really need someone with her charisma and teamworking experience.

They're taking her on with a starting salary of about 40% more than I earn, with me having been at it 1.5 years and with a much better, more complete, and relevant education. I know she's completely unclear in some of the basic concepts, but I know she'll get support from the team and be very successful as in all of her jobs.

She can carry a conversation one-sided, so she wouldn't have noticed I didn't really say anything. I don't know how I'm supposed to just congratulate my friend and not be jelous of her. Am I just an awful person?