If you win the lottery tomorrow...

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Would you quit work?
I've bought a ticket for the euro millions tomorrow. Yes, I know there's pretty much no chance of winning anything, but it's just a bit of fun.
If I were to win, I would work my notice, less annual leave, because I wouldn't want to dump anyone in it, but then I'd be gone.
I'm not bothered about "stuff" but I would love the security it would give me, dh and my children.

I wouldn't quit, I genuinely enjoy my job, but I'd go part time.

I love planning my lottery win life. Always starts off with buying the expensive food at the shop then moves onto planning my dream house, then nice holidays and paying off my parents' mortgage and building them a sauna in their garden.

I don’t play the lottery but if I did and won, I don’t think I’ll tell anyone how much I won. If the jackpot is £72 million like this week, my close family and friends would for sure expect £1million per family as a minimum.

I’d pretend I won 10% of the amount.

I've got a job that is impossible for me to quit (I'm a long term foster carer and love the kids).

However, I'd probably pay for some additional help as it's full on at times!

I'd make sure we all had plenty of holidays too!

Depends on how much. Don't ask me how I know, but £1m isn't actually that much once you've bought a house, paid off all the debts, and enjoyed a few luxuries. Especially in the current financial markets, as the advice is to live off the income rather than breaking too much into the capital. If we're talking Euromillions levels, though, I'd just not go back. Phone call in the morning, "bye!" no apologies. Having said that, my job is low paid, but low stress, no responsibility, and I couldn't give a hoot about leaving them short staffed.

I'm an academic so I'd continue to work but only as and when I wanted to, and I'd pick and choose what I wanted to do. Mostly research and writing. I'd buy a big house with a swimming pool some land and pay people to maintain it*, rescue a bunch of cats and have enough space to let them all live happily. I'd give my best friends keys and their own rooms. I'd take a lot of holidays in hot places.

I think I'm talking billions rather than millions now aren't I 😂. Also I don't play the lottery.

*I so did not factor this in the cost of owning a property properly. I was able to buy quite a nice flat a couple of years ago, mortgage not bad, good location, lovely shared garden, neighbours love my (2) cats, BUT

fuck me its always something. Just had a letter from the property management company that there's leaks in the building roof, and every unit owner has to pay a share of the cost of repair. Before that it was the seals on the windows. Kitchen tap needed replacing. It never ends.

I'd be really confused and probably give myself a breakdown trying to allocate it, so I suspect I'd stay working and do things normally and let it happen 'organically'.

Probably not, or i’d do something different. My job is a big part of who I am, my life. Can’t imagine not working. My mum gave up working in her early 40’s, she is now 71 and has largely sat at home for 30yrs. I couldn’t live like that.

How much am I winning? As long as it was say £5m or more, I'd definitely quit my job. I work in admin and while it's a decent job for my lifestyle needs, it's hardly a dream job. I'd work out my notice as that's fair, but I wouldn't be staying.

I think I probably would end up working part time in some form just to occupy myself at least until my son is grown up, but it would be in something that I'm more interested in or passionate about.

😄 I work in healthcare, so I couldn't do this.

I think I'd go to work because I enjoy it and it's my vocation, but maybe I'd get annoyed after 3 days and sack it off 🧐. I think it would be freeing just knowing that you didn't have to work.

I would leave my jobs, because I know other people want them, and I'd no longer need them.

I'd quit my current job...its stressful and hard. I would work my notice though, I wouldn't leave them in the lurch.

I would do something that I love but that I dont need to rely on for money. Like volunteering with dogs. Or in mental health or homelessness. I'd do that 2 days a week then spend the rest of my time pottering and doing my hobbies. (I've thought about this a lot but dont even play the lottery so my win wont come!)

Yes, I would. So much to do in the world if you're not tied to work and have financial security.

I'd hand in my notice and arrive on my last day by helicopter.

If I won the full amount, yes. 5m plus I'd quit. Anything less and I'd go part time.

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I would absolutely hand in my notice. Much as I like where I work, and my colleagues are great - someone else would need the income more than me.

I have a self employed 'side gig'. I would probably keep that on, but make it charitable and work with people that wouldn't be able to access the service otherwise.

I'd quit with immediate effect.

If I'm honest, I'm close to doing it without the lottery win!

I am on a secondment which ends at the end of March. I have no wish to return to my substantive role, and there's little chance of funding being found to continue the role I'm doing (local authority), so I'd finish my secondment out of respect to my current line manager.

I'm enjoying the project, so I may even offer to stay on free of charge, until the work is completed.

But more likely, I'd be finishing at the end of my secondment.

If I was still in my substantive role they wouldn't see me for dust.

I'd buy some land and build my own house with a granny annexe and have my mum move into the annexe. I'd hire a career under the guise of being a house keeper so they could help my mum who we think has early dementia. Private autism assessment for my daughter and donate a load of money to fund a local group that helps families with neurodivergent children. They do so much to help but get so little funding that they don't even pay themselves. I'm sure I would throw in some nice holidays and buy myself a car (share a vehicle with my husband as we don't really need two). Most my family are pretty comfortable financially but expect we'd give some to help MIL out, I don't think she'd want a new house (lived there all her adult life) but think she would like some home improvements.

God yes, although I would work my notice period and then skip off into the sunset.
I've just bought my ticket online, thanks for the reminder! Fingers crossed!!

I'd stay for a year but I'd definitely be more vocal about the toxicity of the work environment. Speak to the trustee etc. stir the pot massively.
I'd also offer to pay for renovation but only if they do what we actually need not what the CEO think looks pretty.

I'd then get another dog, get the two dogs passports and take off traveling with them in an RV - fuck the family, they can join me if they can catch me

Just about to retire so would do that at the expected point in a few months time, giving me time to plan for all the rest of the money!

Would give money to dc (obviously), but wouldn't tell them the extent of what I'd won, I think they'd be overwhelmed by it.

I have 2 friends who have long-term health issues. One has stopped work and is living very frugally on their savings, other is having to contiue working but really struggles and it doesn't seem sustainable. I'd give them both big sums (c£0.5m), but I'd want to do it anonymously. I even researched how this would be possible legally! Oh yes, I've dreamt of this lottery win for a while...

There are 2 projects locally that I'd support - one is a community arts centre which needs to raise £20m, the other is a charity day centre for the elderly which limps along for year to year. A big injection of cash would make such a difference to their ability to plan for the future. Again I'd be an anonymous benefactor.

There would be a big house renovation project, including making our home as energy efficient as possible, and a garden makeover. I think people underestimate how much these things cost so hopefully that would go under the radar with my neighbours.

A bit of money for fantastic holidays and enough set aside for ocassional luxuries.

With what's left I'd set up a charitable trust over seen by us and dc, and every month we'd take it in turns to choose an existing small charity or community group and make a one-off donation of x amount. I think that would make my dc feel better about accepting their own good fortune.

If you’d asked me last year, I would’ve said no, but I’m so tired now, and always in pain.

I’d spend my time doing the stuff I try to cram in now to keep healthy and happy. Group walks, swims, travel, doing stuff with my dogs and extended family.

It would be bliss, and I already do some volunteering, so I wouldn’t get bored.

Always would have in the past but currently working with a child in care who I wouldn't want to let down. So I'd stick it out with them and maybe send them on a nice holiday.
Then I'd set up an old people's and old dogs' home.
Then get my houses...

I like to imagine I'd stay in my job until they next pissed me off, then go out all guns blazing. In reality I'd quit and work my notice, albeit probably less focus.