1. Usually , you will be more concerned with compensation for loss of office colloquially known as a golden handshake. WASPS
2. The Santa Cruz Operation Inc is now catching flak for paying co-founder Larry Michels a $354,000 golden handshake after he was forced to leave the company in December because of sexual harassment charges. WASPS
3. We were not terribly surprised when he was informed that he would only receive the basic amount, since he had been lucky enough to get a golden handshake. BNC