Recommendations from Employer with No-Reference Policy

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Hi, I'm stuck in a rut right now thinking about applying to an MBA program. I scored a 740 on my GMAT earlier this year and have graduated from a top school in engineering. And I've been working at an IT consulting firm for the past couple months; however, they have a no-reference policy there that I didn't know about until I started working.

I don't plan on applying for an MBA program until another 2 years, so I'm not sure what to do. Should I start looking for another employer? But then that kind of looks bad on my part since I've only been working at the firm for a couple of months and I hear that a lot of companies have been starting to use the no-reference policy. Or should I continue to work here and try and make good friends with my managers and try to get personal recommendations from them? And if I do get personal recommendations, does that look any differently from a regular recommendation to an admissions council?

What should be the best option for me?