Have to say that it is always funny when a person asks for my email address and it confuses them when the address part before the @ sign contains their company name :) Often get the question whether I also work at the company or so.
Have to say that it is always funny when a person asks for my email address and it confuses them when the address part before the @ sign contains their company name :) Often get the question whether I also work at the company or so.
The best moment was my SO explaining to someone on the phone, why the email address included their company name.
Paraphrasing: If you get hacked or sell my email I will know it was you. So don't sell it, and make sure you stay on top of your security.
I used to contact companies by email after they leaked my throwaway email address, but I don't any more, because some got angry and others were just confused.
And regarding the confusion about stuff before the @-sign: I have gotten "Wow, you work here?!" a million times too... :)
What I have discovered as well, is that gmail/hotmail/yahoo addresses are so ubiquitous, that call centre staff get very confused when your email address doesn't end in one of the 'big three' domain names.
Also don't get me started on the problems I've had trying to explain that yes, .io is a valid domain ending for an email address...