securing the services of a highly desirable employee by giving him or her a large sum of money
kupienie sobie pracownika przez zaoferowanie mu/jej jednorazowo dużej kwoty pieniędzy
His skills were so valuable to the company that they gave him a very generous golden hello, so that he wouldn't go and work for their most dangerous competitor. Jego umiejętności były dla spółki tak cenne, że dali mu spory prezent w gotówce, by nie poszedł do najpoważneijszego konkurenta.