AIBU to realise that if I "came into money" I would quite my job immediately and never work again?

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Just that really. Has anyone else come to the realisation through lockdown that they would happily quit working for other people and never do paid work again?

I've only just realised this the last month or so. Before that I was always one of those obnoxious people who thought they'd keep working even if they won the big lottery "for something to do". Now 🤔...I've just had enough of it. A life time's worth. I'd quit for a paid off house and a tiny living at this point. To hell with holidays and consumer society.

Of course I won't...yet...but does anyone else just feel totally done?

YABU: Yay work! 🎉
YANBU: Totally done 🤨

Absolutely quit and open a animal sanctuary in the countryside 🙂

@ClashCityRocker

I've had to take a paycut during lockdown and it has made me realise that I can live quite comfortably on much less money than I currently earn. This has definitely become a factor in future planning. I feel like it's given me a chance to step away from the rat race and re analyse.

Now, if I won enough money to never work I suspect I'd be a perpetual student.

I've been offered part time (childcare issues - I actually have a lovely employer to be fair ) and I'm so, so seriously considering it.

I'd purolator the laptop back. That's it.

Depending on how much I'd won I'd spend my days : cycling, shopping, hiking, cooking, kids.

If it was mega bucks I'd be do the same, just in different locations!

God yes. But I'd do other stuff. Like buy a couple of businesses and just peruse the accounts occasionally.

I think a lot of people would give up their job especially those over 50. You must be quite young if you have only just decided that you would stop working.

Oh of course I would, immediately!

And start my own business!

I'd definitely quit if I had enough money! I don't dislike my job but it doesn't really leave me with a satisfied feeling. I think I'd like to do something a bit more creative or would more contact with people. I'd probably still do some work to keep me out of mischief but if I had enough money that could be voluntary.

@ChewChewsBiscuitTin

I'd do my employers the courtesy of launching my laptop over the fence onto their premises from the window of of my newly acquired Bentley, but then I have always been too nice for my own good!

I like your style!

Loving the visuals of tossing laptops back in office windows and tearing off 🤔😂

Not related to lockDown but yes. I loved my job for 30+ years now i hate it, i suffer from anxiety, its awful, i am completely out of my comfort zone, stressed etc.

I would put my hand up for redundancy money.

If i won the lottery I wouldn’t work my notice, fuck em.

On a positive, my pension is ok, i could take a poorly paid easy part time job and be ok. The only thing keeping me here is that my employer has over the last twenty years offered really good voluntary redundancy packages from time to time.

I am hoping one comes up as a result of this awful Covid situation. I would gladly give me position up to someone who has a mortgage to pay or a career plan.

I'd be gone from my current job in a flash. In fact I'd be gone from any job working for someone else. I would probably either do some charitable work or set up a business, maybe with a philanthropic element, and/or do volunteering some of the time but I certainly wouldn't be stuck for ideas of how to fill my time! How very boring thinking you would be bored if you had means and didn't have to work.

Absolutely!

I've been furloughed since the start of April. My boss has used the time as an opportunity to make me change my hours for when I return, to shifts that I can't do due to childcare. We may have come to a compromise but it's definitely to their benefit, not mine. I'm going to be paying more for wraparound care than I actually earn in that time.

I love my job but it's shown me that there's no point in being loyal. I'm just a number, easily replaced. My dedication, hard work, enthusiasm etc means nothing.

Saying that though, if the amount of money meant that my OH would need to continue working, I'd rather keep working and have him reduce his hours. He often works long, unsociable hours and it would be so much better for the whole family if he could cut this back.

I think I might study horticulture and have a huge garden to potter in and a summer house to write racy novels about dissolute rock stars and sassy women.

I'm due to retire next summer so even a small win would be enough as long as it would match 12 months' net pay.

I'd jack it in in a heartbeat, and do some gentle pottering about, a bit more gardening and baking and lots more reading.

Is volunteer at the cat shelter. Perfect!

Is volunteer at the cat shelter. Perfect!

YANBU.

I'd never have to hear the phrases "team bonding" "away day" or "Zoom meeting" ever again.

No air con/window wars, no scraping the car, no sitting opposite somebody who brings tuna salad in every day, no office collections, no presenteeism competitions...

I could live with that.

Shame, as I like my job. The office politics or driving, not so much.

Scraping the ice off the car!

I enjoy my job but I'd be gone!

One could argue that staying in a job when you can comfortably afford not to work is rather selfishly keeping someone else out of the work force... I certainly felt irritated when a senior woman in my office referred to her (considerable) salary as "shoe money" - I rather felt she should have been willing to step aside and let someone else have the promotion if it was that trivial to her!

I'd very happily swan around for a couple of years, then probably go back in to education and volunteering.

I can’t imagine not working.

I’ve always said I’d probably carry on until someone high up made a stupid decision that would negatively affect my ability to do my job, or my enjoyment of it. From experience, I’d probably last a couple of days

I’d still want to work though. Not necessarily paid, not necessarily full time. I’d like to study again, just for the enjoyment of learning. So I’d need something to fill my time, but I can’t imagine I’d still be in my current job

My sister (teacher) asked me this and I said I'd definitely give up work but would probably stay until the end of whatever project I was working on as it would be a real pain for my colleagues otherwise. She said "I wouldn't even stay till the end of the lesson"
We went through a redundancy round recently and I was delighted to volunteer, currently two months into my summer off and loving it. Hoping to do bits of freelancing over the next couple of years while retraining.

I would quit work in a heartbeat! Would probably do some charity work or volunteering though just for the social aspect. I'd like to think I'd have a lot more time for my hobbies but I know I'd get bored after a while so would have to find some way of keeping myself busy.

My main job I would quit tomorrow if I could, I don’t hate it but its very boring and very high pressure.

My second job I guess isn’t considered a job by a lot of people (rugby player), so I would be able to dedicate more time to that.

I think I would. But I’ve always worked and been a very high achiever (Oxbridge then highly competitive career and company) so I’m not sure if I’d actually enjoy it or just like the idea. To be honest I’m desperate to get pregnant partly to get a year off work then be able to work part time or not at all after. I’ve always thought working for someone else is massively overrated but am not entrepreneurial so can’t figure out an alternative, and my DH is quite money oriented so I feel some pressure to stick with the high powered career at least until we have children...