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Robin Peppers Daniel (left), Aaron Laniewicz (center), Valerie Lockhart (right) Robin Peppers Daniel (left), Aaron Laniewicz (center), Valerie Lockhart (right)

Amazon employees say layoffs, AI adoption, and return-to-office policies have reshaped how they work. David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images

David Chong (left), Alyson Isaacs (center), and Taylor LaSane (right) are among the workers leaving corporate jobs to pursue entrepreneurship.

Navya Jammalamadaka, 27, says AI tools have changed her role as a software engineer at Microsoft. Navya Jammalamadaka

Brad Jenkins is job hunting in his 60s after being laid off from Intel last year. Brad Jenkins

Dominique Alexander has spent years searching for stable work after working at Microsoft and Coca-Cola. Dominique Alexander

A millennial (not pictured) says secretly juggling multiple roles has transformed his family's finances and allowed his wife to quit her job.

After leaving high school early and later interning at Tesla, Georgia Witchel founded her own startup. Georgia Witchel

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Abhijay Vuyyuru graduated from Harvard Business School in 2024 without a full-time job lined up. Six months later, he started a product manager role at Google.