I'm going to try working vs I'm going to try to work

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I'm going to try working' implies that the speaker will attempt the action of working, while 'I'm going to try to work' suggests that the speaker will attempt to engage in the activity of working. The choice between the two depends on whether the emphasis is on the action itself or the activity as a whole.

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I'm going to try working

This phrase is correct and can be used when emphasizing the action of working.

This phrase is used when the speaker wants to highlight the action of working itself, rather than the overall activity.

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'M going to give you some accessories.
Janosz. I've enjoyed working here, but my baby's older now... so I'm going to try to go back to the orchestra.
'M going to guess you're a itte bit far from home.
He said, "I'm working with three friends, and we're going to try to disrupt an industry by selling stuff online."
And I'm going to try to do my best to provide a definition, maybe by telling you a story that goes through some of the stuff I've been working on.
He said, "I'm working with three friends, and we're going to try to disrupt an industry by selling stuff online."
I'm going to try to save my piano.
I'm going to try to analyze my psyche.
I'm going to try adjusting the flux capacitance.
I'm going to try and talk them into starting up a diagnostics department.
I'm going to try stimulating your motor neurons.
I'm going to try to repair these energy relays.
I'm going to try to make a miracle happen.
I'm just going to try to let this happen.
I'm going to try something I've been considering.
I'm going to try to slow your heart down.
I'm going to try and get a meeting with him.
Okay, I'm going to try to initialize the link.
I'm going to try and enter your dream tonight.
I'm going to try to schedule the dc for tomorrow morning.

Alternatives:

I'm going to try painting
I'm going to try running
I'm going to try cooking
I'm going to try singing

I'm going to try to work

This phrase is also correct and is used when emphasizing the engagement in the activity of working.

This phrase is used when the speaker wants to emphasize engaging in the activity of working, rather than just the action itself.

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I'm going to try to work on that, so...
I'm going to try to continue the work to cure these people.
This Parliament is going to try to work.
I'm here to visit, but I am also here to work, because I have a very important meeting where I am going to try to get federal funding so we can clean up the Pawnee river.
I'm going to show you three examples of the work we've done to try to answer those questions.
One is to insist on something that we know is not going to work, another is to try to have the most advanced and ambitious outcome at Copenhagen.
And I got to say, I'm glad to see Chloe's going to try to make it work with fling guy.
I'm going to try to save my piano.
I'm going to try to analyze my psyche.
I'm going to try to repair these energy relays.
I'm going to try to make a miracle happen.
I'm just going to try to let this happen.
I'm going to try to slow your heart down.
Okay, I'm going to try to initialize the link.
I'm going to try to schedule the dc for tomorrow morning.
I'm going to try to reach the Spanish border.
I'm not even going to try to pronounce that.
First, I'm going to try to give you a different perspective of genomics.
I'm going to try to swim across the Golden Gate.
I'm going to try to pull my first all-nighter at the library.

Alternatives:

I'm going to try to paint
I'm going to try to run
I'm going to try to cook
I'm going to try to sing

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I'm going to try working vs I'm going to try to work