<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Golden handcuffs work in relationships as well as... > Golden handcuffs work in relationships as well as jobs. The promise of a future payoff, whether stock options, a long-awaited change, or a return on years invested, keeps people in situations that are slowly crushing them. **Source:** [[livestreams/Deception, Exploitative Contracts, and the Courage to Leave - Workbook|Deception, Exploitative Contracts, and the Courage to Leave]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Golden handcuffs work in relationships as well as jobs. The promise of a future payoff, whether stock options, a long-awaited change, or a return on years invested, keeps people in situations that are slowly crushing them.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-golden-handcuffs-work-situations-slowly-crushing ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->