Golden handcuffs
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="handcuffs">handcuffs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span>.” <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="handcuffs">handcuffs</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="handcuffs">handcuffs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="handcuffs">handcuffs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p><span word="Handcuffs">Handcuffs</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="shackles">shackles</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="handcuffs">handcuffs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="shackled">shackled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ankles">ankles</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="impede">impede</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="shackled">shackled</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="can">can</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="handcuffs">handcuffs</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="moving">moving</span>, <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="signifying">signifying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="essentially">essentially</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="forever">forever</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="handcuff">handcuff</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> (<span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span>), <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="handcuffs">handcuffs</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raises">raises</span>, <span word="bonuses">bonuses</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>., <span word="given">given</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="specified">specified</span> <span word="intervals">intervals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>”.</p><p><span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="handcuffs">handcuffs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coinciding">coinciding</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dot">Dot</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="bubbles">bubbles</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="exorbitantly">exorbitantly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="packages">packages</span>.</p>
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