I’m 25 and have had my AOL email since before I was born, set up by my parents. In the late 90’s and early 00’s every now and then they would send a few photos to it perhaps with an accompanying story of anything that they’d want me to remember. I then used it as my main email and have continued to till this day.
During a job interview today I was told I was great fit but they weren’t sure about my email address!
Apparently they can tell a lot about a person just from the fact they have an AOL email address in 2023.
Has anyone else had something similar, is it actually a big deal?
Any workplace that discriminates against you for having an AOL address in 2023? NOT A PLACE YOU WANT TO WORK.
Not even if you’re sleeping in gutters getting all your vitamins from a baggie labeled “fentanyl”.
That you’re 25 with an AOL address makes you quirky. And yes, there were probably times in the 90s and 00s where that AOL was a sinker on a job app for someone in their 50s trying for a tech role… but just, no. Not anymore.
Seriously, name and shame this place. What asshats are not hiring people over their email’s domain name???