What to do with jealously? Why do good things happen to bad people?

[no_name]

I found out recently that my “friend” from university got promoted to a manager position.

Throughout university I really didn’t like her, she was lying for no reason, very selfish, only helping you if she could get something out of it, not empathetic (like when my grandfather died and I was sad about it, she didn’t say anything, not even “I’m sorry for your loss”). She was also cheating on every test, but always on time for class, never skipping, always having perfect notes. I remember once she failed an exam, and I got a B+. I was standing next to her when she was talking to the professor, and in front of me, she asked the professor how come she failed if she is always in class and I am constantly skipping yet I got a B+, basically throwing me under the bus.

Anyways, I really don’t like her, and I am really bothered that she got promoted, because I feel she is a bad person. Plus, I am working a lot more than she is, yet I am not even close to being promoted. How do I deal with these feelings? 

I think I shouldn’t have been friends with her to begin with. Back in university I wasn’t very picky with my “friends”, basically whoever came my way. After university we remained in contact due to some mutual friends. I didn’t like her and didn’t feel good around her this whole time, now I am very tempted to just block her and be done with her, I am just not sure if she is actually very toxic or if it’s something wrong with me. 

Edited March 16, 2022 by no_name