It's a because the first sound of user is not a vowel, but the consonant /j/. ‘Vowel’ and ‘consonant’ describe letters that represent vowel and consonant sounds, but they also describe the sounds themselves. A vowel is a sound made from the throat without interruption by the other vocal organs. More @Wikipedia
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