Would you give up your job if you won the lottery?

Question

Suppose its been asked a lot, but my opinion is I would be out of mine in a heartbeat - none of this "ooh we don't want to change" crap xx

Answer 1

Yesssss. My heels would make sparks I would be running so fast.

Answer 2

If I won the lottery I would seek out and find the people in the world that needs food, clothing and a place to live. I would choose the families where the father or mother works but does not bring home enough money to cover all of his or her bills. I am an Author so I would continue to write. I would write how money changes your life from middle income to being wealthy. There would be many lessons to learn from it, but I would share with those who I see helping themselves instead of those with a hand out. I would like to build a school of Spirituality where the teachers could teach like Mrs. Lewis taught in her class in 'I Am a Radio,' transmitting and receiving. This is a novel for fourth grade to adults. She taught about 'vibrational frequencies' and how the energy around us affects us from one person to another. Even the energy from the weather affects our thoughts and feelings and we can benefit from it, or turn away from it and feel badly. I guess I would go on teaching others to love one another and teach them to share what they have with others that have nothing at all. I would probably be back to middle class within a couple of years after helping others learn to grow by helping themselves with a push up from my blessing of winning the lottery.

Answer 3

Yes, you should give up your job at a specific location. A lottery winner has many legal issues to discern and would be too distracted to be a good employee immediately following winning. Your co-workers would be aware of your situation and this would cause jealously in the work place. However, after the dust has settled, it might be a good idea to seek normal employment again to reestablish your own world again. The new place of employment should not be aware of your private finances.

Answer 4

Depends on how much. If it's not that much, I'd finish my contract and then go for an early retirement working casually. If it was a whole lot, I'd be out of there before you can say "See ya".

It would give me a chance to go to school and take the subjects that would be nearly useless in the real world but I find fasinacting, and maybe land a part-time job that would involve that particular knowledge.

But I would need to work, or go to school, or I'd go completely bloody insane. But it would definitely mean no more getting up before the crack of dawn for me...

Answer 5

I'd give two weeks' notice and train my replacement because I'm loyal like that, use that time to plan a trip away and talk to an accountant, and hire a DJ and a caterer for my going-away party, which would be the social event of the season. :-) Then I would run away and lay low for a month. I would use the money for charity, travel, and a cushion I could use while starting my interior decorating business and selling my novel.

Answer 6

That depends on how much I won. And, if it was a lot (i.e. over say $2million AFTER taxes), I would still have to work until I actually received the money; they check you out every way they can insofar as what you owe, etc. BEFORE they give you the $$$$$$$$, which can take 6 months.

Answer 7

I would work until they actually handed me the money so I can be sure I won. Then I would definitely quit and maybe give those people that I work with some choice words on my way out the door if I even bothered to come in.

Answer 8

I would start my own business, and be the boss, not the one who is being bossed
1) I like to do something, and having a job is a good way to fill my time. I will start my own business.
2) if you think the money you will get will last you long, will you will be surprised. If you take your winning in one lump sum, it is much less than the winning prize, and after uncle Sam takes his share, now you have even less. Then with all the relative that will come out of the wood work, and all the hands out to you for gifts.
3)If you are going to rely on those winnings they will last you ever less.
bottom line it is great to win, but it is greater to have something to do, and have that found money as for leisure, not my way to live my life.

Answer 9

yes but I would quit my job to do what I have dreamt about doing all my life. I would help all my family and friends pay off their debt and use the rest to pay off mine, open my dream business and get a small ranch house to live comfortably not rich. I know a lot of rich people that in passing on the street you would never know and I like that idea. I would like to help or join a cause to make someone else happy before me.

Answer 10

I work for myself as a freelancer - and my sole motivation is the amount I can invoice for at the end of the month.

If I won the lottery, that motivation would disappear completely.

I might want to carry on writing, because I love it - but I'd write what I wanted, when I wanted.

Answer 11

LEAPING LOTTERY LUNACIES,

YOU DAMN STRAIGHT I'D RETIRE.

I'd go back to college, study music and French, and art.
I'd even write to old art, he was a good friend!!

Really I would go back to college, I have always loved music but was never very good at it. So now, with pockets full of cash, I would be getting taught by someone who knows music. And French, ah lovely language, oui, non?

I'd live reasonably, not lavishly and get by shopping at used stores, rummage sales, etc. so people would not know I had bucks. That way they would like me for who/what I am not what I have.

I could always splurge on a trip after graduation.