looking for the rare people...

[noborisno]

...who would continue to do the job they do now if they received a tax-free, obligation-free two million pounds.

If you had that money in your bank (in whatever circumstances make it believable for you) do you quit your job, just reduce your hours, or carry on doing exactly what you're doing now work-wise.

So, you have 2 million, do you:

1. Reduce your hours - you like your job but wouldn't do it all the time/as much as you do now to maintain an income
2. Walk right out - you're literally only there to make a living
3. You continue as you are - you love the work you do each day and enjoy every day of your life

I would be out in a shot. They can even keep the shoes left under my desk 😁

£2m would be lovely but it would leave me with £36,000 for each year of life I might expect. With inflation, I'm sure that would start to look very measly in retirement.

I'd invest it but keep working, while probably being fussier about the contracts I accept (self employed)

2 no question
but I would do something with my time…maybe set up a small business or retrain to do something I’ve always wanted to do.
I fantasise about this every day :)

I'd pass Usain Bolt on the way to the train station.

I'm semi-retired already and I actually like my part-time job. It's a family-run business and they are the best employers I've ever had.

So I'd probably stay on, at least for a year or two.

Number 3, my job is pretty low paid public sector but perfect hours and great work. Job is at the whims of funding, so £2 million would enhance my life perfectly!

#3. But I’d probably do something nice with half the money like an apartment in Rome.

I became self employed 6 months before the pandemic. If it hadn’t been for covid I’d be in a great financial position as I earn really good money. Instead, I am paying off a huge debt which means working a lot of hours and missing out on time with my children.
If I had enough money to live off of without working I’d do it in a shot and be a home mum, make lovely meals and enjoy my garden.

3 as I enjoy working and would hate to be at home all the time.

Number 3, love my job and I love the people I work with, I'd share some of the money with them and we could all have fun.

I'd leave and find something part time with less stress.

3 for me. Love my job, would bite your hand off for 2million quid though and would buy a big-ass tacky house and a pony.

Would leave my current job but it would give me time to retrain and set up the business I want, and buy a home I could also use for the business.

I would still work. I currently don't need to work to be able to support myself, so do work part-time, mainly as I've stayed at home before and know I would be bored doing it all the time. I guess it is good to know that if, for some reason, my job suddenly became unbearable, I could just leave and not have to worry about finding something else.

1. I'm in the sort of job that people would do for free, and there are people who do similar things as volunteers. I like the work I do, it's not too demanding, and it has a small positive effect on the world. This is why I earn very little.

3, im good at my job and i like it. Its part time and it suits.

No2, I would be out faster than you could say 'I quit' , I certainly would be able to fill days.

No2, I would be out faster than you could say 'I quit' , I certainly would be able to fill days.

Carry on as I am. I cant do it in less hours and i make a meaningful difference. If I could reduce hours I would drop about 8 x

I would keep some part time hours up in my job as I'd be very lost without a focus to my day. I'd hope it would feel very different if I was choosing to work rather than being forced to for income.

I think answers will depend where people are in their working lives. At 60, I think most would just walk out a couple of years early.

At my age or thereabouts, (mid 30s) then it wouldn't really be enough to set you up for life, not any kind of plush life anyway, especially if not mortgage free. So I think a lot would stay in their current jobs for now whilst they decide what to do with this extra cushion that will enable them to take risks they couldn't have otherwise. This may be investing, retraining, taking a sabbatical, starting a business etc. No point doing any of those things without researching first. I think the exceptions may be those who genuinely hate their jobs to the point it's affecting their quality of life. 20 million might be different answers!

I would reduce my hours if I was full time, but I'm already part time (0.7 FTE) and I enjoy my job so it's a 3 for me.

Dh would not work at his current employer, but would offer his skill set for free - to a charity/school/care home. I would drop one job, but keep the other as I like those I contract for.

I'd carry on working, maybe not necessarily in the same job (but I'm not unhappy there)
Yes, you don't need to work but I firmly believe that sitting at home, with nothing constructive to fill your time, does you absolutely no good whatsoever.
I do think that's probably been the downfall of a few lottery winners.

1. I've worked without having to since I was in my early 40s. I love working.