This JPMorgan Job Offers A $30,000 Restaurant Budget On Top Of a Six-Figure Salary
A new job at The Infatuation promises up to six figures — with a high budget for dining out.
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A food site owned by JPMorgan is hiring an editor to try restaurants in New York, .
The best perk? You get $30,000 a year to eat out. And that is on top of a potential six-figure salary.
“You’ll get a $30,000 annual restaurant budget for dining out. If that sounds amazing rather than intimidating to you, we should talk!” the description says.
The job was on the JPMorgan Chase & Co job site, but it’s for a food publication the financial firm purchased in 2021 called The Infatuation, which posts food content like, “,” and “.”
The purchase by JPMorgan was in September 2021 and also included Zagat, which The Infatuation bought in 2018 from Google.
The Infatuation was in 2009 by Chris Stang and Andrew Steinthal, whose blog became popular for its tone and articles that, for example, recommended the best place to eat for “drunk hookups,” per a .
The site also has a membership program that offers at various restaurants by showing a digital pass, and they host a food and music festival called .
As CNBC notes, $30,000 a year comes out to about $82.19 of company money to dine out every day.
That’s in addition to a salary range of $85,000 to $130,000. (New York state law began requiring jobs to have pay ranges in .)
The ideal applicant, per the job description, is based in New York City, has at least five years of experience editing, and is passionate about the area’s restaurants.
A food site owned by JPMorgan is hiring an editor to try restaurants in New York, .
The best perk? You get $30,000 a year to eat out. And that is on top of a potential six-figure salary.
“You’ll get a $30,000 annual restaurant budget for dining out. If that sounds amazing rather than intimidating to you, we should talk!” the description says.
