If you've ever dreamed of hitting the lottery and telling your boss to take this job and, well, you know, it might surprise you to find out you're in the minority.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans (63 percent) whom Gallup defines as "engaged" at work told the polling firm they'd stay in their current jobs if they won a $10 million prize. Another 12 percent would find another job.
But even for those "actively disengaged" or "not engaged" with their jobs, walking away with millions would not induce them to stop working. Of those "actively disengaged," 61 percent said they'd stay employed, although just 20 percent said they'd keep on with their current company. Of the "not engaged" group, 67 percent said they'd keep working and 42 percent planned to stay in their job.
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Gallup said the results of the poll, which surveyed 1,002 adults in August, reflect that Americans perhaps have "a broad understanding that working has benefits that go beyond a paycheck."
Gallup added that while winning the lottery is extremely unlikely, the responses showed the value that engaged employees place on having and keeping a job they like, even when don't need the money.
In addition, employees who are engaged at work are less likely to leave their employers, Gallup said its State of the American Workplace survey has shown. That survey found that more engaged workers were 65 percent less likely to leave a company in an industry with low turnover and 25 percent less likely to leave in a high turnover industry.
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