Is quitting a bad job avoidance?

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Hello, about two years ago, being stuck in a CBT, I made contact with ACT. It

helped me very much to cope with a depression and severe procrastination habits,

allowing me to take part in life again, to finish my study and to get a job. 

At my current workplace, lots of situations arise which are accompanied by

suffering of me and my fellow workers. I don't want to go into any details now;

it might suffice to say that I'm not the only one who is seriously considering

quitting the job. 

What I'm constantly asking myself now is if quitting the job equates to

avoidance or not. According to my own understanding of ACT, it doesn't promote

needless suffering, but supports people in accepting pain that inevitably comes

with living. I find it very difficult though to decide what suffering is

needless or inevitable in this case. The outcome of quitting is unknown

beforehand. In retrospect, one might say that suffering was needless, if the new

job fits one expectations and character better. If suffering remains the same or

gets even worse, it could seem inevitable. But even then, there could exist a

better fitting job somewhere else. The one extreme - quitting one job after

another in the hope to find a better one - certainly looks like avoidance to me.

The other extreme - not even looking for anything else - somehow doesn't look

like valued and directed living to me. But where is the middle line?

Please, could you tell me if you've ever been in a similar situation yourself

and what has helped you to come to a decision? Did it help you to become more

clear about your values, for example? 

Thanks for reading

Marco