Using emojis as shorthand when messaging co-workers typically has been an easy and effective way of communicating, but as it turns out, some emojis may not mean the same thing to every colleague.
A report by Zapier last year found that 90% of workers spent up to five hours a day checking work messenger apps like Slack and Microsoft Teams.Emojis are meant to add emotion to your messages, but co-workers may get the wrong idea from your thumbs-up.
'Emoji nuance' exists in the workplace and Gen Z professionals are starting to point it out on social media.For more stories visit Business Insider. Before sending that thumbs-up to your co-worker, for example, consider that it may come off as passive aggressive - rather than positive,. The poll of 2,000 respondents, ages 16-29, also revealed that thumbs-up is the number one emoji that makes senders"look old."
Gen Z, those born between 1997 and 2012, grew up texting - not talking - and they have used social media to offer advice on which emojis to ban from the workplace.