The author seems to feel a bit envious/jealous of the other peoples salaries and thinks it's the boss' fault (and by the way the boss is just making up stuff to

The author seems to feel a bit envious/jealous of the other peoples salaries and thinks it's the boss' fault (and by the way the boss is just making up stuff to tell him). My advise would have been to get over it! Salary is not black and white. Was he "happy" with his salary before he learned what others earned? If so who cares what the others make. When starting out "many" years ago I knew with certainty that I was almost paid the lowest of everyone, funnily enough it made me think intellectually about what makes the salary beyond just skill and contribution; your context, past history, current market demand (dot com hire vs post do com hire) etc. I never felt bad for even a second.. Never used it in a netotiation. Chase the passion and strive for excellence and solid dedicated work in a "good" organisation working for great people and the money will usually follow I think (or at least you will feel good and happy). (sent from phone)