KSHB 41 TV: Oddly Correct sees positive changes while paying over minimum wage: KC coffee shop owner says 'benefits far outweigh' burdens
By Caroline Hogan
KSHB 41 TV, May 14, 2024
Mike Schroeder loves a black cup of coffee in the morning, but he may love his employees more. The owner of Oddly Correct, a coffee shop on Troost Avenue, pays his employees $19 an hour. That's well above the minimum wage in Missouri.
"The people who are here are the ones that are going to make things happen," Schroeder said. "So if they're not feeling stable or invested, the business isn't gonna go anywhere."
Schroeder actively supports the initiative in Missouri to increase the minimum wage...