A poll idea stolen from Rock's post

christar2000

If you didn't have to (for financial reasons) would you still want to work? 

 

I wouldn't...ha ha ha.  I have a ton of things I would want to do if my days were totally free.  

wamozart12

lol I've actually thought about this a lot since graduating last year.?

I would want to work part-time. I know after 2 weeks of not working at all, I'd be horribly bored (or get fat, because I'd just start baking fancy things every day), and it would bother me not to have a reason to go out and interact with people every day. If I really didn't work at all, I'd do a lot of volunteering, but I don't think it would be intellectually stimulating enough.

I'm kind of hoping I can just work part time when we have kids, or maybe 4 days a week.?

Rock-n-Voll

Not traditional work, but I would want to do a lot more volunteering, both locally and abroad.  An acquaintance is going on a Christian mission around the world this summer and I was looking at her web page yesterday--what an amazing experience that would be (though I'd do non-religious work).

I also have lots of craft projects I'd like to pursue, and perhaps I'd sell those (what would I do with a million afghans, tote bags, etc?), but that wouldn't really be work.

smal18

I might try lots of part time jobs that I wondered about. But nothing perm and not full time. I probably wouldnt like it for very long either. I think I'd take a lot of classes and do lots of volunteer work.

MrsT2008

I can't say that I would....at least not at a full-time office job.  I'd probably just coach field hockey and track at the high school level.

bostonbaker

This is a very good question and one that I've thought a lot about.

If it was a win the lottery type situation, I would probably quit my job and open an in-home cake business.  I think that would be so much fun and a great challenge but it's too much of a financial risk for me to consider under any other circumstances.

If it was a situation where my H got a new job / giant raise and we could afford for me to be a SAHW/SAHM, I don't think I would do it.  I know my H wishes we could afford for me to stay at home when we have kids, because daycare costs are outrageous, but I think if I was at home all day he would expect me to take care of all of the household chores too, and seeing my SIL and how hard she works to keep her head above water while staying at home with her kids, I just don't think I could do it.  Our home would stay cleaner with kids away at daycare all day and I would much prefer to sit at a desk and do my work, then go home and share the chores with my H. 

Lvneveryminuteofit

In my dreams of winning the lottery I would NOT be working an office job. But I think I would need to do something. I would definitely want to volunteer and to travel. I would get bored if I were doing nothing and I'd love to give back you know.

MrsC968

I'd want to do something else besides being at home. I get bored so easily I couldn't stay home full-time.

jCamsquared

I'd still work part time because I do like my job and I don't want to walk away from helping my dad build his company up more and more. But I would also love my time at home.

JennyGrl

I would work part time and then volunteer at my kids school. 

ThisKindofLove

I'm late on this. I am job hunting right now (I have a second interview for a great position next Wednesday - woo!) and currently spend a lot of time in the apartment either cleaning or job hunting.

I think if I had kids, this would not be a problem, but right now I am going stir crazy. I don't think I could be a Stay at Home full time... I'd need a part time role, or a volunteer position somewhere!

My husband, however, is a librarian and I work in the nonprofit or education sectors so this will never be something we will have to even consider. 

CrysW08

No way! I would probably do volunteer work or something like that though..