US banker quits JPMorgan to work with MrBeast, takes 50% pay cut: ‘I used to work 80 to 100 hours a week’ | Trending News
Bart Dziedzic, 27, walked away from a thriving investment banking career at JPMorgan and took a 50 per cent pay cut to join American YouTuber MrBeast’s growing empire. Speaking to Business Insider, Dziedzic said the move from Wall Street to the creator economy has been “one of the most rewarding choices” of his life. Dziedzic grew up in Darien, Connecticut, the son of Polish immigrants who often struggled with money. Even as he built an impressive résumé, he never felt at home in traditional finance. After graduating from Fordham University, he worked his way into JPMorgan’s investment banking division, a job he admits was “prestigious” and paid well. But the grind, 80 to 100 hours a week, nonstop pressure, and the relentlessness of New York, slowly pushed him toward burnout. As he put it, “If you break it down to the hourly rate, it’s not a ton of money. And the noise of the city was starting to wear on me.” His turning point came during a conversation with a VC partner who mentioned that …
