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Originally Posted by well named
If it's public information
It's unlikely to be public information - it sounded like something a bunch of people are sharing, probably anonymously, to get a sense of whether they are getting screwed.
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I think it's totally reasonable to bring it up in the review, especially given that a promotion is in response to performance. It sounds pretty reasonable right: "If my performance merits this promotion, doesn't it also merit bringing my compensation in line with others in my same position?"
Before you do something like this, it's important to ask yourself, what are you trying to accomplish?
It's likely that 1) his manager had to do some extra work to get him the promotion but 2) doesn't have any power over his compensation, especially this late in the process. So making it clear that you're unhappy with your compensation because of your promotion is basically punishing the manager for helping you get promoted. It's highly unlikely to have any positive impact, especially given the timing - right when you receive your raise is not a good time to ask for another one.
I think I gave this advice before but if you're angling for a raise (or a larger than normal raise), the correct thing to do is to show interest in your compensation well ahead of time as to have this be taken into account during the entire decision-making process. It's generally too late to bring this up when you're presented with a raise.