What's worse: being unemployed or working at a job in which you are miserable to the point of illness?

What's worse: being unemployed or working at a job in which you are miserable to the point of illness?
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answer:Depends on the situation honestly. Do you have any money to live on while you look for work? Does anyone depend on you like an aging parent, or children? Are you getting an ulcer or are you so stressed out you’re headed for a heart attack? Sometimes, it’s all in the situation. I’d rather be unemployed if my life could bear it.
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