Golden handcuffs or golden opportunity?

Golden handcuffs: a phrase that came about in the late 1970s referring to financial compensation/allurement to keep individuals of a highly compensated [amount not defined] profession within the company/profession in spite of being unhappy. This is a phrase that has been used to describe medicine. Yet, is do we as physicians experience golden handcuffs or a golden opportunity?

As physicians we meet several people. Do we have the opportunities [golden] that can make a difference? How do we spot them? One’s perspective is influenced by multiple things, all individual.