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It means that I'd take a massive paycut if I left - unless I did a similar job at a competitor, but then I would lose my shares in the current company (I'm not sure moving sideways would be healthy anyway). So if I leave it has to be to do something that I'm willing to take the paycut for.
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I think he's referring to being in a well paid job which makes you feel trapped.
It's financial security, which is addictive as the alternative is scary, especially if you've been broke before, but it sucks out the energy to do the things you enjoy.
You end up becoming a miserable money making machine with an inflated but hollow lifestyle, living to pay your mortgage and credit card debt every month.
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This is an interesting thread. I'm in a job with incredibly niche skills and golden handcuffs. I don't know that I want to leave per se, but I definitely need to change my relationship with the work as I've been getting increasingly down about it recently.