Ex-Banker Finds Different Work-Life Balance in Startup Role
An individual who left investment banking to start their own company shares insights on how their perception of work hours has changed. Despite working similar amounts, the experience in a startup feels distinctly different.
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I quit investment banking and now run a startup. I work just as much, but the hours feel totally different.
Meng said his relationship with long working hours has transformed. Andrew Meng Andrew Meng, 29, left a career in investment banking to be a founder. He owns his time and schedule now, but there are tradeoffs to the flexibility. Meng said that he has very different types of Saturday morning anxiety as a banker and a founder. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew Meng, 29, who worked in investment banking at Wells Fargo until January 2021 and now runs a startup, Yorby ...
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