Poll: If you won the lottery, would you keep working? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "If you won the lottery, would you keep working?".
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I'll keep on working at a slower pace and only for a chosen few...
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Thayenga 
Germany
Local time: 02:50
Member (2009)
English to German
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| Love what I do | Apr 13, 2025 |
I would keep on working because it is what I love to do. However, I would add a few vacations. Additionally, I would be a little choosier, especially in regards to rates and deadlines. Other than this, I'll be working till my very last breath.
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Liena V.
Latvia
Local time: 03:50
Member (2014)
French to Latvian
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It would depend on how much I'd win, no? Assuming that the intended question is "Would you keep working if you won enough to live comfortably for the rest of your life?", it still depends. I'm sure I would have no trouble filling up my days without work and any worries about money, but I might venture into some projects I find interesting and chances are they wouldn't be related to translating.
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| Which lottery is the lottery? | Apr 13, 2025 |
Please tell me. Asking for a friend. I'm sure he'll win
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Assuming I won enough to retire on, I'd stop. I've spent enough of my life at my desk and there are other things I would like to do.
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Luca Adie
Germany
Local time: 02:50
German to English
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Translating is a job for me; I would take on less if I could. It used to be a "passion", but the days of translating Dostoyevskii and Darío at university have long passed. It has become a way to make a living which I am good at and which has proven to be, up to now at least, bearable.
I would more than likely be in the workshop/atelier if I came into a huge sum of money. I'm planning that this will happen one day, but I'm not taking winning the lottery into account.
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IrinaN (X)
United States
Local time: 19:50
English to Russian
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But not with people
Only a chosen few who would share my passion for an animal sanctuary on a couple of hectars of the newly purchased land.
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Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Costa Rica
Local time: 18:50
Member (Oct 2026)
English to Spanish
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I really like what I do. I would try to spend that money on projects that I think are interesting and profitable for me.
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Ning Nie
Australia
Local time: 11:50
English to Chinese
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Maybe, depending on how much money I won. If it was the jackpot, I would choose to do what I love.
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