You won the lottery! Do you keep your job?

[RITZFit]

I'd stay...I like what I do . Instead, I would start a side business w/ some friends.

 

[iBreatheApple]

Many of us, including myself, often say yes to this theoretical question. But I think it'd be quite difficult to not simply walk out on the inevitable stressful and unnecessary workplace bull***t that we all previously handled and dealt with.

#holyadjectivesbatman!

 

[Gregg2]

Many of us, including myself, often say yes to this theoretical question. But I think it'd be quite difficult to not simply walk out on the inevitable stressful and unnecessary workplace bull***t that we all previously handled and dealt with.

Exactly. It's everywhere.

 

[jdechko]

I'd stay working at my current job for a while until I figured out what I wanted to do. I'd probably look for a job with decent benefits, because healthcare & kids. Or I'd just start my own company and work from home.

Finally, continuing working is a great lesson to my 2 kids, and kids should know the value of a day's work. I think it was Bill Gates who said that he would leave his kids enough of his fortune that they could do anything, but not enough that they could do nothing.

 

[yjchua95]

I'm one of those types who can't live if I don't work, even with a ton of money to keep me on Easy Street for the rest of my life.

I need something to keep me occupied

 

[NukeIT]

I would stay long enough to recheck my numbers and then I would be GONE!!!

While $10 million is a lot of money, I think I would still need to work for sanity, and medical benefits. So find some part time gig, Tuesdays and Thursday maybe, on the beach serving the hotties umbrella drinks.

 

[scottness]

If you won that money at age 20, and died at age 100, that's still $125,000 a year, without any interest added in. Hell, you can live off just the interest of $10m pretty easily, even at just 1% interest. I think that's pretty well above a "moderate" lifestyle. Of course, our definitions of "moderate" might be different.

I think for me, a lot of it would go towards other causes once my family was taken care of.

This is, of course, if the Feds don't stop printing money and hyper-inflation occurs. $10M could quickly become not much at all.

 

[Strax]

I like my job and love most of the people I work with and it's a great company but I would buy a boat and hire someone to teach me how to sail it and wander the world.

 

[AustinIllini]

I'm on the fence on this.

In my field, I'm sure I could keep my job.

If I were a doctor I would most assuredly have to quit.

 

[Old Muley]

Boy, I could go either way, but I lean toward staying on the job. I like what I do and the people I work with, but at the same time I'd worry that the money would become an impediment to my relationships. I'd probably re-structure my salary so that the maximum amount possible would go into my retirement fund, which would have a sweet potential down the road.

Of course news of my winning the lottery would bring out every 2nd cousin and lost in-law on the planet. Just sitting here right now, I can think of at least a dozen family members who would be on my doorstep within 24 hours with their outstretched hands looking for a gift.

 

[Prof.]

I love my job and I love my team even more. I would continue to work at my current place of employment.