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?
I too got my kids gmail accounts for when they are older. Normal usernames they won’t be embarrassed to use in college or employers. But if Gmail stops being the best/normal option, then I would suggest they update, I’ll get them a normal account when it launches and give it to them when they are done with the goofy middle school username they created.
I too look at people with AOL or Hotmail and laugh. Or people who use their Comcast or AT&T account email.😂