[kennend3]

As a fellow manager I am with the other guy who responded, you come across as somewhat immature here.

> Salary matters suck for everyone, I hate dealing with this aspect of my job.

What exactly did you think your responsibility as a manager would be?

I once knew a manager who had people reporting into him who made 10X as much as he did (yes, 10X). I asked him about this once and his response indicates what you expect from an excellent manager "they are taking risks that i don't take and they are compensated for those risks".

You seem fixated on the past and salary issues instead of learning from this experience. Perhaps you can read up on how to negotiate and try to make more yourself? Maybe they were better at salary negotiations and this is why they earn what they do?

Being a manager and "resenting people" isn't a good thing.