A new study from Oxfam shows that Texas is one of the worst paces to be an employee in the United States. Overall, the state ranks seventh from the bottom. The annual Oxfam Best and Worst States to Work in the U.S. study looks at a variety of factors when it comes to quality of life for workers. These include wages, paid time off, workplace protections, and other factors that add up to a stable and secure workforce. Texas ranks in the bottom half of all measures, and near the bottom of most.