Go ahead; let your troops play the lottery on their down time atwork. Even if they win, most will keep working, and a third of thenewly minted rich will choose to stay in their current job.
|That’s what a survey from Accountemps tells us. Asked whatthey’d do if they suddenly came into a substantial amount of dough,three-quarters said they’d keep working, at least at some level,and 36 percent of the 450 adults surveyed said they’d stick withtheir current job.
|Less than a quarter said they’d quit working.
|Read: Top 5 reasons good employees quit
|“Work is a fundamental source of fulfillment,” said BillDriscoll, a district president with Accountemps. “Virtuallyeveryone daydreams of receiving a financial windfall and retiring to a tropical island. But most peoplewould choose to continue working in some capacity to stay active orbecause they enjoy what they do.”
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