How to respond to peer's discussion of the following - This can be a very difficult situation given the dynamics around internal structure versus the perception of external pressures. By flexing too far to accommodate an associate with incorrect external pressures data one can and in many times will unbalance the internal system. My discussion would involve some basic inquires centered on why this even occurred in the first place. Did associate feel unappreciated, did they get passed over for a promotion that came with a raise, are they just fishing? As a manager there is always a reason why. After getting through that part of the discussion we must now tackle the elephant in the room the alleged pay differential. The first thing to address is the research are the numbers adding up. Where did she gather her data and how strong is it? After that was settled and depending on the data streams I would then continue. Secondly, what is the total compensation? Was her information base pay or is its total compensation? Now we have determined that her resources gave the average base salaries with the general benefits package value not added in I would go through