How do you tell your boss to stop commenting on your salary and how it relates to theirs?
Example, “Your salary is close to mine” or “Your salary for your promotion to ____ which isn’t even a supervisor/manager position is the same salary I was given when I was promoted to supervisor/manager.”

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You're probably not going to get them to stop - clearly, your manager is really insecure and bitter.

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Just respond with “great” and change the topic

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Hi!
Depending on the relationship you have with your boss and their personality, I would either say something along the lines of “I would appreciate if we could stop commenting on my salary please” (in a friendly yet firm tone) or I would totally ignore such comments all together.
While we cannot change others and what they say/do, we can always change how we perceive the situation.

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I wonder what your bosses intent is… in making these comments.

Meaning, is she trying to make you feel good/strong about where your salary is? Or conversely is she a jealous person.

Overall, what I always come back to is… “I can’t control other people, but I can control how I react to other people.”

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It’s definitely a data point you could use to your advantage

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I would 100% respond with “oh yeah, these are different times for sure. Cost of living is super crazy right now.”

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