Sick Days

[Popeye the Sailor]

It is always an option and there are no excuses for staying in a shit job environment that has no signs of improving.  People all over the world are subject to a lot worse than a crappy job environment and do a lot more to get out of their situation, so do not sit there and say "it is not an option."

There are plenty of perfectly good reasons to stay in a shitty job, like eating next week, continuing to have shelter and providing for those that one provides for. I'm not sure why you think walking away from a shitty job, while always an option, is necessarily a viable one.