How was this person screwed, in particular? Was it not simple jealousy stemming from the fact that she worked in the same building with high earning engineers?

It's fallacious to suppose you deserve more money, merely because others in your proximity make more money. This is pure entitlement, devoid of ambition to achieve through hard work.

What? Maybe she deserves more money because she works full time and can't afford to eat? Where are you getting this jealousy angle from?

If you read the article, you would discover that she's jealous of the engineers and others who get more freebies, better pay, etc.