Would you work if you didn't have to?

[JorisBonson]

If you won the lottery or came into a life changing sum of money some other way.

I like my job fine but they wouldn't see me for dust if I won the lottery. And I would spend my days fostering kittens in my mansion.

I’d do a day a week to keep my hand in (teacher), but still have DD go spend at least three days a week with the in laws because (aside from the fact that they live for their time with her) as much as I adore her, being at home all day with a baby is HARD. Much easier now she’s working, but still hard. Hats off to all SAHPs.

WALKING, j do not send my 14mo to work.

I have my own business and I really do enjoy it. Plus, I've worked so hard building it up. Both these things mean I would be really reluctant to let it go. I would likely take on staff and take more of a back seat myself rather than give it all up. I would also like to volunteer.

Yes. Split it with the kids (I'd have to take a syndicate record to get round CTT and the PET rule) but that'll take 30 minutes. Tell work I'll be off at the end of the month, then build a gaming rig that can run Elite: Dangerous in 4k. Find a low mileage Skoda Yeti, book a knee replacement, start training for the Nordkapp-Gibraltar bike ride.

WALKING, j do not send my 14mo to work.

Rod for your own back there thunderthighsohwoe

Yes definitely, either that or do degrees for fun. I think work would be more social though.

I really enjoy working and a sense of pulling together towards shared goals.

God no!!

Once upon a time I'd have said yes. Now? I'd be resigning as soon as the money hit my account!

Yes as I love my job, but would try to reduce it so that I had a better balance and buy in more help.

Yes. I love my job! Peadiatric nurse.

No, definitely not. Not in the traditional sense anyway. I would set up a make-a-wish style charity and put in my own money but then do fund raising and grant wishes etc. I'd love it.

I'd also have a beautiful garden and chickens and more dogs and children and a huge craft room

Yes, love my job, passionate about the sector.

But I would make my life easier by outsourcing cleaning and more childcare. Rather than cleaning bathrooms at 8pm on Tuesday nights and constantly juggling after school clubs, childminders and grandparents

Yes though I think I would go back to university and do a master rather than my current job. Think I would get bored being at home all the time got very lonely on maternity leave

No way! I love my job and would miss it profoundly. I’d just do it for free. I’d want to help my friends out, start a charitable enterprise, plus all the usual things like travelling.

Oh, I think I meant yes, I’d carry on working!

I’d do something but not the job I do now. It’s pretty cool for a job (well paid, reasonably flexible, stimulating) but if money no object then I’d do a frivolous degree, some pro bono, learn to paint.

Yes , I don't need to work but I do pt

No, fuck that. I work my arse off at the minute to maintain a comfortable life as a single mum. I'd raise money and donate to local charities though. Might consider paying someone to throw a milkshake over BJ also

No fucking way

OP - it's my dream to not work and spend my days fostering kittens too!

Yes, but I would go back to being a rugby player as I could afford the huge drop in income.

No I wouldn’t work.

But I would get very busy with a couple of expensive hobbies that I could only ever imagine doing now.

Absolutely no way would I continue working. God, there is so much more to life! People who say they would be bored without their job simply lack imagination

I haven't had to to work for around 20 years and wouldn't dream of doing paid work. However my voluntary charity work has taken over my life and I rarely have a spare minute. I would love not to do most of that too, but there is no one else to do it and I suppose it's a calling. If for some reason that work became unnecessary then I'd be very happy just having fun. Work wouldn't cross my mind.

If I came into a lot of money by winning the lottery or similar, I’d set up my own charity for women and children fleeing domestic violence and coercive control.