What’s better: working for the state of Missouri — or working at a Dollar General Warehouse?
Well, state budget director Dan Haug says that based on pay, Dollar General is a better deal. The state is struggling to keep workers who leave for better jobs. The governor wants to give state employees an 8.7% raise.
That’s on top of 7.5% last year.
Haug says that pay hike last year helped lower turnover a bit — but with companies such as Dollar General giving 20% raises — .the state has to do more — or face losing more workers