Lottery winners would keep working

While some may dream of winning the lottery and leaving their office behind them, a survey shows that’s not the case for everyone.

The CareerBuilder survey finds that 51% of American workers say that, even if they didn’t need a job financially, they would still work after winning the lottery. Thirty percent of all workers say they would keep their current job.

The most common reasons workers would stay employed after winning the lottery included the following:

  • I would be bored if I didn’t work (77%);
  • work gives me a sense of purpose and accomplishment (76%);
  • I want financial security aside from the financial winnings (42%); and
  • I would miss co-workers (23%).

While many workers find reasons to continue working after a great financial windfall, 49% would take the opportunity to leave the workforce.

When asked how they would quit their jobs, the most common responses included the following:

  • give two weeks’ notice or give my employer more time if it needed to find a replacement (48%);
  • give two weeks’ notice and leave after two weeks (31%);
  • resign that day without giving notice (13%);
  • tell off the boss and air all grievances (3%); and
  • not show up to work the next morning without formally quitting (2%).

    • While nearly 30% of employees would stay in their current job after winning the lottery, that’s not to say it’s their dream job. Only 15% of workers report they are currently working in their dream job, and another 36% say that while they’re not quite there yet, they believe they will be someday.

    Nearly 3,400 people participated in the survey.

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