u/Calm-Woodpecker49

As the title says, I’ll break down the story from the beginning.
I (25F) was about to graduate when I met this girl. She was younger than me but very motivated to succeed in fintech and AI. I really appreciated her enthusiasm and thought it would be great to connect with someone like that. We would meet casually through mutual friends, but I never really got to know her deeply.
When I graduated, I was actively job hunting. At the same time, she was looking for an internship. I suggested we job hunt together. Eventually, after few rounds of interviews, a company accepted both of us, and we started working there.
From my side, I did everything i was told. I followed instructions, completed tasks as assigned, and even tried to exceed expectations when I could. Meanwhile, she focused heavily on automating everything she could get her hands on using AI. I was bound on a contract and she was only an intern so I couldn’t risk questioning anything. The result? She gained a lot of visibility in the company, and now everyone wants to work with her.
I’ve tried to be happy for her, but I honestly struggle with it. At some point, when she started gaining influence, she switched teams without telling me and just went off on her own. I didn’t confront her, but I had assumed we might grow or work together.
Now it feels like everything I do goes unnoticed, while she’s climbing very quickly. They’re even talking about hiring her as a project manager, which would mean a higher salary than mine.
I don’t want to be the jealous or bitter person here, but I can’t stop thinking about how unfair this feels and what I should do next. My mood shifts every time I see her at work. I worked hard throughout all my college years to get here, and it feels like things came much easier for her, which makes me feel terrible.
Now that she knows that she’s valuable she comes to the office whenever she wants, and every time we’re having a discussion, she always alludes about how meaningless my work is. She also tried several times to belittle me in front of my coworkers.
Lately, this has been affecting my mental health. I’ve even started having nightmares about it. I want to move into AI and stand out too, but I’m afraid it’ll come across as me being competitive, desperate, or insecure.
What would you do if you were in my situation? I know from an outside perspective I might just sound jealous, but it’s hard to explain how this actually feels when you’re living it. It’s like I didn’t give this person access to a job, I gave her access to me.

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