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Hey everyone, I am a solo software engineer and I want to start cold emailing to hunt for clients. I've already purchased a domain, but I need help setting up the most affordable and effective system. What's the best setup for a single person on a tight budget? Should I stick with Google Workspace or are there other low-cost email providers for both email and hosting and sending email? Also, which warmup tools do you recommend to keep deliverability high? Any advice on tools or workflows would be hugely appreciated!

Shift is 6pm to 2am. Day one they had me install something called TeamLogger. It tracks keyboard and mouse activity the whole shift and takes random screenshots so management can see your screen anytime.

Here's where it gets weird. I'm required to log 8 hours daily. The timer only runs when you're actively moving. Stop for 5 minutes. bathroom, reading docs, just thinking timer pauses. So I sat there for basically 9 hours today, gave it everything, and still clocked out at 7 hours logged.

I did my best and still came up short because I dared to think for a few minutes.

What bothers me most:

You can work a full shift and still not hit 8 hours on their system

Thinking, reading, debugging none of it counts unless your mouse is moving

Random screenshots mean management sees your screen without any warning

Night shift 6pm to 2am already wrecks your sleep and social life

All of this on day one, before you even proved yourself

I understand remote work needs some accountability. But this feels less like trust and more like they bought software and called it management.

Hey everyone,

I have an interview coming up at Contour Software for a Junior Full Stack Java Developer role. Has anyone interviewed there before? Specifically curious about what they cover in the initial assessment and how the assignment works.

Any info would be super helpful.