Comment by ethagnawl

Depending on your appetite for risk and in/stability, you should not have trouble finding work at a start-up (FT or consulting). Doubly so if your db-focus touches on vector search.

The timing is a tricky one, though. I personally know folks who were able to demand a premium for their past Amazon work experience but that cachet will fade quickly as people start jumping ship over this stupid, regressive policy.