Popular iconography is "velvet handcuffs". It's that place you don't like or even hate, but the benefits are so good you can't quit. Or, you're so much in debt, you can't "afford" to. Better term: velvet fist. Get outta line and you'll meet the hard side. It'll hammer you back into shape (conformity) if you speak out … Continue reading Capitalism’s velvet fist: job retention