AIW for quitting my job and being "lazy and unproductive"?

A couple of months ago I came into a life changing amount of money. After meeting with a financial adviser, we worked out I can keep a lump sum now to pay for any near future purchases etc and invest the majority of it.

The return on my investment will be just over 3.5x what my current annual salary is. With my salary I'm not struggling for money. I'm not rich but I get by comfortably so with over three times it, I'll have a lot more money to spare.

When thinking about what I want to do, I realised this money would mean I don't need to work and that I can actual focus on my hobbies and seeing the world, going to nice restaurants, exploring new cities and countries etc.

Ive been with my girlfriend for three and a half years. She's currently training to qualify for her dream job. As a trainee she works alongside university so she works three days a week and goes to university twice a week since her employer funds her to do the course.

I discussed with her that I was planning to quit my job. She asked why and I pointed out I don't need to waste my time working now when I can actually spend my day doing things I enjoy.

She said it would be annoying for her working all day to come home to me who hasn't been at work. I told her that that's not a reason for me to stay at work. I said i found it weird she'd rather I stayed at work just so I don't enjoy more free time than her.

Once the money had been invested and I was left with a lump sum, I spent some time thinking about it and decided a couple of weeks ago to quit my job. My girlfriend came back from work on Friday and asked what I had done.

I told her I'd been to the gym, went for a run, spent some time playing video games, started a tv show I’ve been wanting to watch but hadn’t previously had the time, and finished the book I was currently reading.

I mentioned that food was nearly ready and I've done some laundry and vacuumed. She said I hadn’t been productive but I disagreed and pointed out it was more productive to me that a day at work would have been.

I told her she needs to get over her jealousy and bitterness and stop getting angry at me for being able to enjoy my time. She just said again I was wasting my days and that I shouldn't have quit my job as it's lazy.

AIW for quitting my job and being "lazy and unproductive"?

Posted Jul 13, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC

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