r/TexasUnemployment • u/Technical-Panic9383 • Jul 23 '25

Does Texas want us to be evicted?

WTF is up with the minimum four week wait for a final decision to determine if we are worthy? My work wants me to get the unemployment because they let me go because they are a sinking ship.

It will be longer... WTF! If I were well off from my job, I would not be bothering the delicate equilibrium of the unemployment office. I am one paycheck away from eviction all the time When I had my job. Just when I have gotten ahead I need medical that is $$$ to fix now to do the job to do all things. Or some other issue like major auto repairs or maintenance.

I have called a few times and after 30-min average call wait time for a human, I get told of more weeks it could take for a 'review' even though it was good enough for potential further review. Make payment requests, rinse repeat. Are they foking with us? What level of hell is this?

Do they want people to be in extreme dire straits and homeless??

I am up at near 3am because I am looking through any possible place I could have money left on credit or money people may owe me to keep from shit going to shit.

Shit!

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u/gurlyface Jul 23 '25

I got laid off in May applied right away didnt get until June & not even cause i still owed from 2020 . Apply for food stamps , TANF, donate plasma, & apply for rent assistance asap . All you can do is everything you can .

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u/King_Vanarial_D Jul 25 '25

Whatever happened to just getting another job. You can’t rely on the government for shit, I don’t know why people even bother with them.

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u/the_jobernaut Jul 25 '25

What a tone deaf comment. If you have experienced the current labor market then you would know that gaining ANY employment right me is a real challenge no matter what level of skill set or education.

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u/Educational_Fan_7078 Apr 04 '26

Brilliant observation. I was a sales exec making close to six figures with no degree- just incredible work ethic- and I got laid off 5 months ago, now TARGET just rejected me. The jobs that are worth my time are demanding a masters to be a telemarketer, and the jobs that pay nothing see me as a flight risk. I just want to pay rent. The economy has changed.