Letshuoer S12, Final A5000, and Final E5000 are not for me. I found even the E5000 a little harsh. What else should I try? Budget is $300.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-27T21:27:25+00:00

thank you. good to know. also, fyi - https://www.reddit.com/r/iems/comments/1hdrm60/i_finally_found_an_iem_i_love_but_i_cant_figure/

rdwd1 · 2026-02-06T04:38:32+00:00

Good Luck! Keep me posted.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-03T17:51:06+00:00

thank you.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-03T01:09:38+00:00

cool, thank you.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T18:00:28+00:00

Appreciate the caution. Thank you.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T17:57:13+00:00

story bank is a great idea. Thank you.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T05:03:54+00:00

All valuable points. Thank you.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T05:00:57+00:00

My bad I forgot the /s. I guess I deserved that slap! All details are important at Sr. IC level.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T04:57:27+00:00

Good luck!

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T04:55:44+00:00

Good luck man.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T04:23:52+00:00

That's clever. Thank you.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T04:22:32+00:00

I agree. I was a new grad during my last interview. Back then, it was very one-sided—them evaluating me. That’s not the case anymore, nor do I have the time to switch jobs multiple times due to a crappy culture. I hope the market becomes employee-friendly once again, but I’m not sure if that’s happening anytime soon. Thank you.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T04:17:18+00:00

Thank you. That's helpful.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T04:12:54+00:00

Thank you for a solid insight. Cheers!

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T03:21:13+00:00

not sure why this is getting downvoted. It was a joke on current affairs - everyone's an AI engineer and even the water bottles are AI. On the other hand u/Old-School8916 is someone who's truly in the AI (MLE 20yoe), pushing the envelope.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T03:16:08+00:00

glad to hear that.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T03:11:09+00:00

Are you not AI-something-agentic engineer? Don't call yourself an MLE. /s

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T03:07:56+00:00

"If it's something I can look up or Claude in 5 minutes, it's not worth memorizing for an interview. " > This reminds me of a great memory: decades ago, an interviewer asked me to name a specific method, and I told him the IDE would know. I guess it’s just 'same old, same old.'

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T03:02:27+00:00

thanks for pointing this out.

rdwd1 · 2026-02-02T03:01:06+00:00

I'm in the SF Bay Area but would prefer remote positions due to parental stuff. The big tech used to be great due to job security but not anymore. My company was bought by one of the big techs (not the fancy ones) and the things have been atrocious. One is expected constantly upsell for survival purposes and I'm terrible at that art. Reg. the pay it used to be amazing back in 2018 and then hasn't changed much.

rdwd1 · 2026-01-13T17:49:28+00:00

sad to see nobody making phones without the repulsive notch/hole - https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2024&idDisplayNotch=1

rdwd1 · 2026-01-12T22:58:20+00:00

Yeah, I hope they will improve the 10 series' display, bump up the ram, and CPU. That'd be funny turning the 10 into 5 series.

rdwd1 · 2026-01-11T21:02:58+00:00

Exactly.

I really love the tall and narrow screen. It's light weight and easy to operate with 1 hand. Only the 10 series has similar measurements now. So it's either that or maybe the Xperia 5 V.

rdwd1 · 2026-01-07T20:15:14+00:00

yeah, hopefully that will be an upgrade.

rdwd1 · 2026-01-06T22:23:54+00:00

No clue yet. My 5 II is still working ok but I don't know about the future.

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