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You won the lottery! Do you keep your job?

I would ...

  • Stay on the job

    Votes: 38 36.2%

  • Quit

    Votes: 51 48.6%

  • Buy the business

    Votes: 5 4.8%

  • Don't know

    Votes: 11 10.5%
  • Total voters
    105
i voted to quit mine, but i'd probably try a part time first to see how things work out

investments would likely be made towards building and managing a diverse real estate portfolio

10m really doesn't buy you THAT much though

i mean it's obviously a good amount of money to have, but
 
I'd leave as soon as possible. If I find it hard to go when I have to, how hard would it be when I don't have to.
I'd travel a bit, buy some nice photography equipment and do a lot of track days with the brand new one of these I would buy.
 

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copykris said:
i voted to quit mine, but i'd probably try a part time first to see how things work out

investments would likely be made towards building and managing a diverse real estate portfolio

10m really doesn't buy you THAT much though

i mean it's obviously a good amount of money to have, but
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Someone else has already pointed out that it would be $125k a year for 80 years (which you're not going to live, so it'd be more). That's quite a large sum of money to have for doing....well, nothing.
 
Surprising amount of people who'd stay.

I'd leave, and probably wouldn't even give notice—yes, I know, it's unprofessional.

I would however throw a big party for my co-workers.

Though they might be in a less than celebratory mood having had my work dumped in their lap on such short notice.

;)
 
I'd probably leave my current job and continue to work - but doing something I really enjoy, and probably not full time - on my terms.

Then again, if I could invest the money smartly and generate enough of a return to basically live off the gains and interest and not have to touch the principal, I would probably at least do that for a while, until I got bored or felt like a stain on the existence of time, at which point I would do what I said above.
 
citizenzen said:
Surprising amount of people who'd stay.

I'd leave, and probably wouldn't even give notice—yes, I know, it's unprofessional.

I would however throw a big party for my co-workers.

Though they might be in a less than celebratory mood having had my work dumped in their lap on such short notice.

;)
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The reason I'd stay is because I've experienced sudden quitters at "bad times", and it's rough on the other staff to try and cover the work until the person can be replaced.

I wouldn't want to do that to my coworkers due to the amount of professional respect that I have for them. It might be that your job isn't a situation where a sudden absence would be a big deal, in which case I can understand your point of view slightly.
 
gsugolfer said:
Someone else has already pointed out that it would be $125k a year for 80 years (which you're not going to live, so it'd be more). That's quite a large sum of money to have for doing....well, nothing.
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oh don't get me wrong, it's a lot of money

i'm just saying that, while a lot, a lack of discipline and a couple of bad decisions could find you blow through it surprisingly quickly

especially with all that free time on your hands
 
I worked with someone who won M$15 about ten years ago. He stayed in the Job for about 12 months while he thought through what he wanted to do. I thought he was very sensible. He eventually moved away and lost touch with him but giving yourself time seems like a good idea.
 
I'd stay at my job, assuming it was a job I love doing. I have a friend that goes around the world never staying in one place very long. His dad owns a large international business. All he ever does is go to new places makes friends and posts pictures and "checks in" at expensive places. If he is truly happy doing that, that's fine. But I know I wouldn't want to go around the world blowing money and not making any real friendships/ties.

The problem is if you have all this money, it doesn't mean everyone around you has money also. This poses a problem when you want to do something, as most people actually have jobs and responsibilities. so they can't just drop everything and go like he can.

Just my 2¢
 
I'd give notice

I voted quit, but I would wait to quit until my 7th anniversary mid-March which would be about 7 weeks or so.

Why?

I like my place of employment and the people I work with. And it would allow me to slowly acclimate to the good news.

After helping my family, I'd get my bachelors and then consider either a part time job or my own business.
 
I think it depends on your age and the job; do you like it or dread going to work.

I recently hit 60 and have had some type of job since 11 - delivering papers, sweeping floors, cutting grass, many others and finally accounting and programming.

I would give 6 months notice and enjoy.
 
I wouldn't quit work but I'd work less so I could have a more comfortable life and have time to spend the money in moderation.
 
robbieduncan said:
Depending on age $10M is unlikely to really be enough to live off for the rest of your life. At least at anything significantly above a moderate life style. So yes I'd keep the job.
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WHAT!! 10m is more then enough to live extremely well for 100 years. Thats 100 thousand a year over 100 years. That's not even taking into account a sound investment strategy which you could easily setup with 10m.
 
copykris said:
oh don't get me wrong, it's a lot of money

i'm just saying that, while a lot, a lack of discipline and a couple of bad decisions could find you blow through it surprisingly quickly

especially with all that free time on your hands
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It is surprisingly common: http://www.money.co.uk/article/1002...ery-millionaires-went-disasterously-wrong.htm

I suspect there is a slight causal link between those desperate/mathematically illiterate enough to play lotteries and bad decisions though (similar to the poor/desperate link with religions).
 
I would quite my current job but find another job, something more of a hobby but definitely a job to keep me busy.

Some things comes to mind like a parking attendant at Disney World - its basically my dream job :D
 
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