Would you work if you did not have too? Say you won the lotto tomorrow.

babi-hrse

I'd start an apprenticeship and when I finish that I'd start another one and so on in that fashion then specialised college degrees in same. Just purely to have all the knowledge in trades.

Tec Diver

I'm currently working, doing a degree part time and some volunteer work. If I won enough money that I could afford not to work, then I would probably switch to college full time and do more volunteer work. I'd do more leisure activities too (hillwalking, cycling etc) and spend time with family & friends. Traveling to take part in longer distance hillwalking/trekking would be great too.

TheMilkyPirate

There is no way I would keep working for a salary. Plenty of charity work to be done out there building schools for the less well off etc. Rewarding work. I'd spend the rest of my time traveling and on my hobbies.

_Brian

Part time farmer here.

I would definitely quit my full time job and tip about our small farm. Travel more and generally spend more time at leisure activities. Life is for living, we only work to provide a standard of living.

Those that think no job is the answer, look around at retired people.

Yes there's some that love the life but most end up in the boozers or picking up something part-time. My own parents always planned to move abroad but then grandkids come along, they miss them, miss their friends and get bored.

Living back in Ireland now with part-time jobs that are flexible. They take a job or not as there schedule and mood decides.

I would crack, even during periods of unemployment and isolating, I was going crazy when the diy ran out.

After 6 months of dossing what I'd probably do is start my own security consultancy company. Choose which jobs I do without the pressure. Skip the boring gigs and do the more interesting ones. Heavily discounted for charities, small organisations and not-for profits.

I helped out a charity with a computer security problem a few years ago. All the regular consultancy firms were going to charge them between 4 and 8 thousand for the job. That was their entire IT budget for a year. It took me 40 minutes to complete and all I asked for was a bottle of Jameson. They very kindly bought me the 18 year old, not the regular blend. We both went away happy.

Strumms

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Those that think no job is the answer, look around at retired people.

Yes there's some that love the life but most end up in the boozers or picking up something part-time. My own parents always planned to move abroad but then grandkids come along, they miss them, miss their friends and get bored.

Living back in Ireland now with part-time jobs that are flexible. They take a job or not as there schedule and mood decides.

I would crack, even during periods of unemployment and isolating, I was going crazy when the diy ran out.

Neither of my folks are drinkers and yet have had the best retirements.

Both have regular scheduled weekly social meetups with family, friends.

Both involved donating time and efforts to two different charitable organizations.

Both drive, so think nothing of heading out to say Howth together on a Wednesday afternoon for lunch in the Waterside or The Yacht.

Both are proactive in looking after their health, if the weather is good a walk in the park..

If you have a boring retirement it’s because of choices in the main. I choose to start a pension in my early 30’s, did a course to upskill with a view ultimately that it could be a gateway to a better job, but my health and covid hit pause on that one but looking forward to cashing in on that qualification next year.

Hopefully the plan when I retire is to have enough to enjoy life, put food on the table, a couple of holidays a year, run a car... pay the bills and be healthy.

You NEED to make plans, but ACTIVELY work to enable your goals and plans instead of just talking about them... the old saying, life is what happens when you are busy making other plans, “I’m going to do, I will do, maybe I can”.

NO... “I’ve booked, I’m doing...I’m going”. Be doing !

sbsquarepants

I've been off work for almost 6 months due to covid, from the first lockdown until yesterday. It was absolute heaven. Froze my mortgage, I have no other loans - so I had no money worries, no time constraints, no deadlines, no bullshít meetings or waffling tosspots to be dealing with. I could just do what I wanted, when I wanted (subject to lockdown rules - a slight bummer in some cases, but a perfect excuse in others, so swings and roundabouts)


What I have taken from the whole experience is that literally the second I am financially able to retire, I will be retiring. I derive absolutely no worth or value from working apart from the wages.


As far as I'm concerned, unless you are some sort of movie star / rock star/ professional sport star type - if you are working and you don't "need" to be, you are a fúcking twat and you're wasting your life.

Littlehorny

Why would you go to work to make money for someone else when you have plenty yourself?
Also, the interest you earn from a lotto win is classed as an income and so is subject to tax so if you took on a regular PAYE job then it's likely you would have very little net income and you'd get fleeced for tax.

Littlehorny

Funny how people think others wouldnt stay working as a cover for winning. I can tell you I definitely would as its vital in order to stay a under the radar on it being a lotto win. Eventually you will obviously be seen driving nice cars, wearing expensive watches etc but you can always claim it was a pay off from work, investments, a business you are running on the side etc.

I love out farming too so once I did quite my day job I would no doubt be farming everyday and wouldn't be afraid to work hard at it too. that would be much more enjoyable to me than someting like "travelling".

Littlehorny wrote: »

Why would you go to work to make money for someone else when you have plenty yourself?
Also, the interest you earn from a lotto win is classed as an income and so is subject to tax so if you took on a regular PAYE job then it's likely you would have very little net income and you'd get fleeced for tax.

The interest will most likely be either DIRT or capital gains tax not income tax. Also investment tax is normally only due when you realise the gain so if you leave the money invested you wont have a yearly tax bill only when you actually cash it in.

BENDYBINN

Littlehorny wrote: »

Why would you go to work to make money for someone else when you have plenty yourself?
Also, the interest you earn from a lotto win is classed as an income and so is subject to tax so if you took on a regular PAYE job then it's likely you would have very little net income and you'd get fleeced for tax.

Why would you go about all day feeling useless?

mariaalice

I would be in a position to hive off the interesting fun bits of the job and ditch the boring bits so that would be great.

ILoveYourVibes

Hell naw.

khalessi

Yeah, when this conversation comes up, I always say I would like to jobshare and open a theatre company that would be a combination of Footsbarn, Red Kettle, Blue Raincoat, and Macnas and also go back to uni.

I'd keep working. Not as much as I do now, I'd look to cut down hours to maybe 2 days a week, but I wouldn't give it up completely... and I like my job.

I think I'd be bored, and at the rate I can spend money when I'm bored, I'd probably go through it in a few years!

Strumms

I think with a lot of people, they crave ‘routine’... they panic at the very idea of having nothing that they ‘have’ to do... people like that are not very assertive.

“I’d go mad if I didn’t work, I’d go out of my mind ! ”

You fûcking wouldn’t !

You would just need to work at filling your week with stuff that you enjoy, would occupy and interest you... work on life and you and your interests and enjoyment of life...obviously chores too but...

An idea would be to have weekly timetable... we are awake or up for about 110 hours a week..give or take

Gym : Mon, Wed, Friday (7)

Cooking : Mon - Sun (9)

Housework : Mon - Sun (12)

Shopping : (5)

Relaxing: (20)

Miscellaneous exercising : (8)

Social Media / internet : (10)

TV / Netflix : (12)

Socializing: (14)


About 100 hours accounted for

Strumms

Strumms wrote: »

You would just need to work at filling your week with stuff that you enjoy, would occupy and interest you...

Some people find their work interesting and do enjoy doing it.

Nothing wrong with that.

Strumms

Strumms wrote: »

Housework : Mon - Sun (12)

Like hell would i be doing 12 hours of housework a week if I won the lotto!

I don't even do that now...

ILoveYourVibes

Deleted User wrote: »

Like hell would i be doing 12 hours of housework a week if I won the lotto!

I don't even do that now...

If you won the euromillions you could employ staff good for the economy!

FileNotFound

Would I do my current job? No.

Would I do a job I'd love and the amount I want? Yes.


Always imagined I'd set up a little coffee shop/roaster. Just cause I enjoy coffee. To hell with the profits, wouldn't need them. Employ plenty staff and then some and just do it my way.

Couldn't imagine sitting on my hole all day. Go mad.

Antares35

Probably set up an animal shelter, employ a few staff etc. I think a lot of people who insist they would go mad if they gave up their jobs derive validation from what they do.

barneygumble99

If I won the lotto I’d buy a farm and use it for tillage. Less labour intensive than dairy, less profit and weather dependent, but outdoor life and family life would be better.
I’d also ring in sick Monday morning, take a few weeks off, just to make up for all the days I’ve gone into work when I should’ve rang in sick but didn’t, because my employer has subtle ways of punishing people who miss days at short notice.

PetitPois89

I definitely wouldn’t continue in my current job but I would invest some money setting up a small business and dip in and out

Government buildings

I don't need to win the lotto.

What does being well off mean anyway? It's different things to different people.

Some people are happy with hundreds a week and other people need thousands.

Don't waste your life in a job you hate.

Find something you love doing, get an income from it, and you won't have any need for hobbies or pastimes

I love my job and work six days a week no problem.

Never retire.

I am a house painter, and I love meeting people and seeing people happy when I've done a good job.

I travelled a bit when I was younger but I got fed up with all the hassle of traveling.

Now when I want to relax I sit out the back and listen to a bit of music or read a bit.

Winning the lotto wouldn't make any difference to my way of life.

blade1

landofthetree wrote: »

I think if you do win it you should give up your job.

Give someone else a chance to get a job you really dont need anymore.

I hate those people who carry on working.

Hate?
That's a bit strong.
Id probably give up my job only because I wouldn't have time to do it.

It's more than a job to some people.

I like my job because I get to meet lots of people every day and really enjoy meeting most of them.

They seem to enjoy meeting me as well by the looks of it.

I would definitely miss some of the relationships I've built during the 16 years on my current job.

I wonder how much of an asset to the company are some of the people that say stuff like they'd tell their boss to stick his job.

I know where I work there's a few that only want to get paid and have no interest in the job.
I'd guess every company has a few like this.

Hyperbollix

Only if "work" was something that I really enjoyed, something I could do now and then when I take a whim and something which was fairly lucrative. Let's say I had a passion for landscape painting and I could easily sell my work for a few thousand a pop.

That or buy and do up properties at my own leisure, sell on, rinse and repeat. That would keep your body and mind occupied and hopefully give you a nice profit to justify the effort.

Wallet Inspector

Government buildings wrote: »

Don't waste your life in a job you hate.

Find something you love doing, get an income from it, and you won't have any need for hobbies or pastimes

If that became a reality there would be a lot of vacant jobs that need doing, and a lot of broke people.

It isn't always possible to make a sufficient living out of doing what you love - or a living at all.

I agree you should do it as a side earner or a hobby, but not all interests are as in demand as painting and decorating.

Strumms

BENDYBINN wrote: »

Why would you go about all day feeling useless?

Do you need to sacrifice xx hours of your week and xx of your energy and go make money for somebody else, adhere to their whims and their regulations to justify your usefulness or feel useful?

When I had my career break to work on and improve my health I never for a second felt useless.. the opposite, my effort and energies were being spent on more worthwhile and rewarding things in life.

Arturo Delgado

Plenty of things to do than other being a willing slave to some capitalist at the top of the tree. Unfortunately 99% of us will do just that until we've outlived our productive usefulness.

monkeysnapper

As a few others have said on here I'd keep my job to..

I enjoy the craziness of it all.

My hobbies are running/ cycling / family and dogs .... I got everything I need folks ... ye can keep ur fur coats and crowns.