As an IT person I get it.

That is still better than in a password manager with no access controls

As long as the notebook is in a locked draw I would pass this on an IT Audit.

What you did with that time is our own business. The only thing that matters is why your current skills are relevent for the job.

This is my exact feeling.

Maybe I am an odd duck, but when I have been the guy looking at resumes and shit, I made a note not to read peoples email addresses. I don’t care if your email is cumdumpster19 I care if you know how to configure a firewall. But I think most people look for reason to round file a resume and not reasons to say yes to an applicant.