> Is he misusing the definition for "golden handcuffs"? No; in general "golden handcuffs" refer to any situation where future financial compensation counterbal

> Is he misusing the definition for "golden handcuffs"? No; in general "golden handcuffs" refer to any situation where future financial compensation counterbalances any desire to leave. You give one example, but there are lots of scenarios (it could as easily be pension qualification, or earn-out rights, or whatever).