I think UBI is the better option (and right to work, yet another form of slavery 😓).
According to most proposals I know, a UBI would only cover the bare necessities. It would not replace jobs altogether; only provide a foundation that lets you select your occupation more carefully.
Hating your job, and yet refusing to look for a better one? I don't think that happens, ever. Usually, when you stay where you don't feel welcome, it's because you have no choice--bills to pay, kids to feed, no free time to learn new skills or look for alternatives or risk losing the only support you have. A UBI would help with that--give just enough leverage, enough pause to consider different options.
It's not a perfect solution... Not even close. But definitely a step in a promising direction.
But that is why you look for a new job! To have a choice. Having job does not prevent you from looking for another. One that pays more, is closer...
Of course UBI would not give you the amount of an average income, not even a median. More like what is today minimum wage.
But the Right to Work schemes often pay even less than that.
Agreed. But allow me to clarify:
In some (many) cases, it practically does. Looking for a job requires time and effort. That job you don't want, but unfortunately need, might make you exhausted, or allow no time off for job interviews, or demand employee loyalty and actively discourage you from leaving.
You might stumble on a good opportunity despite all of the hurdles above, but that's far from certain. Instead, you would have to quit the current job, before looking for the next one. And that might not be an attractive option.