one of my coworkers got the promotion i 'd been vying for . i 'm trying to be happy for her . that must be hard having to be happy for someone that has what you wanted . yeah . i 'm trying not to be jealous , but it is n't working . i really wanted that job . it 's normal to be jealous . it is a product of goals not fulfilled .
The cause of the jealous feeling is a coworker getting the desired promotion that the person had been vying for.