Millennial here. I used to think of emojis as unprofessional, but then my current workplace started including them (and cringey slang) in important messages.
So, I readjusted my expectations. Limited emoji use = professional.
Then last year, I used the angry face 😠 along with a message. That seemed to concern people?
So now I’m wondering if “happy” emojis are allowed professionally, but negative ones aren’t (just as negative emotion must be hidden in all other aspects of society, I guess?)
I don’t know. There are no written rules. I’d rather we all go back to just using proper grammar and full sentences like we used to for work communications. I’m both too autistic and too old for this trendy shit.
Millennial here. I used to think of emojis as unprofessional, but then my current workplace started including them (and cringey slang) in important messages.
So, I readjusted my expectations. Limited emoji use = professional.
Then last year, I used the angry face 😠 along with a message. That seemed to concern people?
So now I’m wondering if “happy” emojis are allowed professionally, but negative ones aren’t (just as negative emotion must be hidden in all other aspects of society, I guess?)
I don’t know. There are no written rules. I’d rather we all go back to just using proper grammar and full sentences like we used to for work communications. I’m both too autistic and too old for this trendy shit.
That’s correct, you are only allowed to use cutesy or positive emojis. Which is why I strive to only use the most obscure
It really depends on your who your workers are, but I absolutely don’t use emojies in work emails. I do use them in teams messages though.
Emails are for conversations I want documented. Chat messages are the equivalent of a desk conversation.
Also, yeah, angry emojies are still taboo at any type of work chat for me. Can’t be seen as angry at the office.