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As Project Manager do you buy Lottery tickets?

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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
If you hit the jackpot will you quit your job?
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Tamer Zeyad Sadiq Assistant Cost Manager| Turner & Townsend Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
HHHHH for me No!! I just consider like recognize and reward to improve my sills as per project management methodology!!!
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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
I do not. But, if I did and were too win, no, I don't think I'd quit. Certainly not right away. Honestly, I would not change much. Save, take care of home repair list. Buy a humble vacation home. That's about it. That said, knowing that at any time we could take ourselves away would be nice.
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James Smith Nevada, United Kingdom
If I were to hit the jackpot one of the first things I would do is to book a taxi for my laptop and mobile phone :)
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Riyadh -

I don't buy lottery tickets as:

1. The EMV is negative
2. I'm not lucky :-)

But if I were to suddenly no longer need to work to live comfortably, then I'd choose to teach on a voluntary basis and focus the bulk of my time on coaching or mentoring high potential PMs.

Kiron
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Probably, because the entrepreneurial spirit would take over and afford more options.
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2 replies by Riyadh Salih and Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Jun 27, 2018 6:41 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Sante I like that entrepreneurial spirit
Jun 27, 2018 7:16 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Yes, I wouldn't quit working, but I would quite my job, they are two different things :-)
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RAJESH K L Project Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, India Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
On hitting a jackpot why quit the job? Go on a holiday with ur family OR Buy a luxury villa etc. there are a host of things u can do
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
Jun 27, 2018 6:44 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Rajesh you have to quit because with that winning you will discover that you have tens of hundreds friends coming your way, I know you love the work you do but it wont be easy to stay same place.
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Dinah Young Project Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William County Springfield, Va, United States
I do not play the lottery much. Every now and then I may buy a ticket.
If I did win big I would quit my current job. But I could not not work. So I would find another job that is more fun and less stress. I may do as Kiron and do some coaching, maybe get some additional education to become a counselor (my friends keep telling me I would be good at this) and/or work with animals.
I enjoy project management and the PMO, but the thought of taking a step backand doing something else is enticing.
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
Jun 27, 2018 6:45 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Dinah that's true I meant you quit current job but there are plenty of other works we can do
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Mark Hofmann Operational Development Manager - PMP| Jamaica Bearings Long Island, Ny, United States
I don't usually play the lottery. If they do a pool at work I play, just in case. I don't want to the be the only one left.
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Jun 27, 2018 6:47 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Mark that's a good strategic policy It will be so painful if you be left over
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Aries Suario Project Manager | Registered Architect | LEED Green Associate| Oxspring Associates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
I would probably buy if odds are in favour with me (not the very lucky one). Yes, I will quit the rat race and spend more time with my family, buy a decent home, and continue saving the world....
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
Jun 27, 2018 6:48 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Aries that's right you fifth coming generation will be able to enjoy that.
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Dinah Young Project Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William County Springfield, Va, United States
Oh and by the way I am not lucky in regards to drawings, lotteries, etc. That is why I rarely participate.
I am lucky in certain day to day activities. For example I walked out of a restaurant one day and found that my tire was flat. Next door was a tire store. I had them come over an fix it. Or I passed out at work at the end of the day on a Friday, and we share our office with Fire and Rescue so within 1 minute I was surrounded by 8 EMT's. If it had happened after I went home, the outcome could have been very serious.
That is where my luck is and I am good with it.
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2 replies by Riyadh Salih and Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Jun 27, 2018 6:52 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Dinah, I hope that the tyre shop did not caused the flat tyre at first LOL
Jun 27, 2018 7:17 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Dinah, statistically no one is lucky, but a handfull hehe, you would know that from your RMP studies ;-)
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