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ive quit from bad managers. ive never quit from bad coworkers. they can, and will be ignored. it doesnt sound like you have a problem with your management, so i dont think its worthy of jumping ship.
that said, the best time to find another job is when you already have one
I agree that if you’re finding it hard to go in every day it may be time for a change. The main strategy I have used is to try to get clear on what you want, what you would consider to be need-to-have vs. nice-to-have. You can do this by making lists of things you like where you are now and things you don’t. The things you like are what you want to try to replicate somewhere else.
The main thing is to try to be more about moving toward something you want, and less about moving away from something you hate. Not always possible, but good to strive for. Otherwise you could end up repeatedly changing jobs to get away from bad people and drama, which, as many others have pointed out, will always be there to some degree.
I wish you well in your search. Stress is a real killer, and sometimes we don’t know how bad it is until we’re out of that environment. Trust your gut.
Fake it till you make it (out of there).
However, wherever I go, there’s always going to be drama, so wouldn’t it be wiser to stay with the bad I already know?
If you're asking how to find the "mental fortitude" to stay, it's probably better to leave.
Also for what it's worth, most of my jobs have been fairly drama free. Some of them have still been utterly shit for other reasons but there doesn't always have to be drama. You've got a weird lot at the moment, a coworker who keeps to themselves is usually a plus not something to get upset over.
Doing it right now and it's hard. It's just hard.
There’s lots of downtime as well and sometimes my biggest trouble is how not to die of boredom listening to my coworkers’ boring stories because they feel offended if I don’t sit with them.
In the grand scheme of things, that seems pretty minor to me, but then it’s not me asking. 😅
Do you feel like the job is preparing you for a better job? I’d concentrate on that — whatever training, certifcates, etc you can add to your resume — while you look for something that seems better. But I’ll point out that unless you know people at those jobs, whose opinions you trust, there’s really no way to know in advance whether you and future co-workers will be a better fit.