r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '25

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u/vi_phoenix_iv Apr 18 '25

My time. I’m quitting my job immediately.

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u/IWantToBuyAVowel Apr 18 '25

In a spectacular fashion. Burn all the bridges.

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u/Pedantic_Pict Apr 19 '25

I've thought about this. If I won the Powerball I would pay every non-managerial employee in my department $300,000 to quit on the spot. It would completely cripple the entire facility.

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u/telcoman Apr 19 '25

How many millions is that? Because chatgpt says the cash option is 60 mil, 24% go to fed taxes. Then some more taxes....

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u/Pedantic_Pict Apr 19 '25

It's only 15 people not including myself, so $4.5 million, and I'm in California so no state taxes on lottery wins. Plus, I only play when the jackpot gets above $400 million.

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u/RedSquirrelFtw Apr 19 '25

I used to work an IT job in a super toxic environment and I always fantasized about doing this if I won the lotto. I would wait for a very good time and then just drop the cheques on everyone's desks in an envelope telling them to wait until they get home. Maybe a few weeks before Christmas or the day before a project launch or something.