Gen Z discovers way to determine co-workers' ages - and it starts with your email address

""When I would have to go through resumes, the email people used was always fascinating. But yep - I am first name.last name old.""

""Hotmail with my name, no special characters. Of course, using Hotmail period makes me a geezer. Had it since 97, not changing it.""

An interesting revelation emerged from a Reddit discussion illustrating how email addresses can signify generational gaps. A Gen Z coworker's amazement at a Gmail address issued without extra characters or numbers highlights a disconnect with early internet culture. Detailed anecdotes from various Reddit users also reveal how much weight different email providers, like Hotmail or Yahoo, carry as age markers. This light-hearted exploration demonstrates how our digital identities can serve as unwitting time capsules, revealing not just our names but fragments of our histories too.

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