# You win the lotto. Quit immediately or give two weeks notice?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-the-lotto-quit-immediately-or-give-two-weeks-notice/609419>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 13, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-the-lotto-quit-immediately-or-give-two-weeks-notice/609419 "2012-01-13T19:43:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-the-lotto-quit-immediately-or-give-two-weeks-notice/609419/101 "2012-01-17T06:06:08Z")

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I wouldn’t feel right screwing over my coworkers even if I just couldn’t wait to get out of my job. This is hypothetical, though, since I am currently unemployed.

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**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-the-lotto-quit-immediately-or-give-two-weeks-notice/609419/102 "2012-01-17T06:10:36Z")

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I wouldn’t quit my job. I like it and the folks I work with. I would however, buy a scooter or two. A classic Vespa and a modern and fast Aprilia or Lambretta. I would travel to Perú to explore my country and visit family whom I have not seen in years. I would also move out of my apartment and buy a house, nothing fancy or ridiculously big. Just one built well…with lots of natural light and a nice area for a garden and flowers. Also, I have a list of people who I would like to help out.

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**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-the-lotto-quit-immediately-or-give-two-weeks-notice/609419/103 "2012-01-17T16:59:19Z")

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I wouldn’t consider quitting my job. I love my job. So “Other”. But like earlier posters have said, I would probably take more vacation time.

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**Author:** ![activgurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@activgurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/activgurl)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-the-lotto-quit-immediately-or-give-two-weeks-notice/609419/104 "2012-01-19T01:09:36Z")

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I wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of 2-weeks notice. My employer has reduced its workforce & tripled the workload. I’d go to work & wander around, ignoring each crisis as it arose. Wonder if it would take them 2 weeks to fire me?

I’ve heard that if a large group were to quit work at the same time, the employer can sue them for causing a hardship. Any truth to that?

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-win-the-lotto-quit-immediately-or-give-two-weeks-notice/609419/105 "2012-01-19T01:24:07Z")

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> [@MandaJo](#):
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> I love my job and would keep it, even though I have a newborn. I would, however, hire people to take over every other bullshit part of life: cleaning, cooking, shopping, bookkeeping. driving . . .I think if I did that, the time I spent at work really wouldn’t seem burdensome at all.

Bingo.

I would definitly take more time off, though, and I’d probably start some side projects.

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