The art (and ambiguity) of using emojis at work

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In the U.S., there are more than 200 legal cases involving emojis in the last year

I don’t know about anyone else, but does 🙂 ever feel passive aggressive? And does 🙏 mean high five? Thank you? Praying!?nearly $100,000. Yet, after replying with 👍 to a text containing a sales contract, Mr. Achter was on the hook for an $82,000 bill, according to a judge who says he breached the contract after not following through with the stipulations.

Of those who received emails from colleges with emojis in them, 43 per cent perceived those people to be more friendly, 34 per cent believed they had more personality and 30 per cent saw them as more approachable. The most popular emojis to use in work emails are 👍, which is used by 54 per cent of the work force , 🙂, used by 38 per cent and 👌, used by 21 per cent .More than half said they used them to be friendly and 41 per cent said they use them to soften communication.

But, not everyone is using emojis to showcase their positive vibes. The data also reveals 6 per cent of respondents admitted to using emojis to be passive aggressive.Gen Z is the most likely to send emojis to coworkers of a similar rank, with Millennials , Gen X and Boomers not too far behind.All generations were less likely to use emojis with customers. For example, only 36 per cent of Boomers would use an emoji in an e-mail with them.

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