It’s no secret that AWS has been seeing a mass talent exodus. Probably 90% of the folks I know that were the best and brightest in what they do and worked at AWS are no longer there. It’s beyond a blip, but a full blown exodus, with the talent bar severely lowered.
The writing was on the wall for a bit now that something like yesterday would happen.
Largely because Amazon tarnished its reputation among tech workers with its toxic work culture, to the point where it had to introduce a new Leadership Principle called "Earth's Best Employer" as damage control. Meta is on the same track.
The writing was on the wall for a bit now that something like yesterday would happen.