Posted on 10/15/2022 12:48:53 PM PDT by brandberenstein
Gen Zers are calling out the popular thumbs-up emoji for being “rude” and “hostile,” even saying they feel attacked whenever they see it used in the workplace.
“For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year-old Redditor wrote. “It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up,” they added. “So I also had a weird time adjusting because my workplace is the same.”
Several Reddit users agreed with the decision to cancel the emoji, saying that using it in a work environment makes the team members “unaccommodating” and seem “unfriendly.”
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Awww was the wittle Gen Z snowflake triggered by all the thumbs ups in the thread? LOL
Thread is not the problem here.
You being too lazy and stupid to post properly is.
This has got to be satire.
I don’t, but if there were any entitled little snowflakes at my work, I probably would. 😁
Fortunately, if there are, we don’t cross each other’s paths.
Plenty of countries where giving a thumbs-up is like flipping the bird, especially if you jerk your thumb upward.
WITHF? We are SOOOOOOOO screwed.
I say 👍to your “👎” lol. Or is that being hostile? Maybe my lol is showing my privilege, or something.
Crikey these kids are such brats!
“Gen Zers are calling out the popular thumbs-up emoji for being “rude” and “hostile,”
Clearly their definition of “rude and hostile” is very different from mine. I am available to provide demonstrations for a reasonable fee.
😼😼 (pussies)
I could not agree more. No one can avoid giving offense because no one can keep up with what’s offensive this week.
I use that emoji often with friends and family and no one has yet expressed being offended. I don’t use emojis in work situations.
Continue to post threads with no authors and dates.
Just to prove how smart you are.
Sorry Gen Zers we will use whatever emojis we like. You all are a bunch of wusses.
Yea i’m feeling triggered too..for what again?
Lordy what a bunch of panty waists
But every other single emoji is a shining example of professionalism in communications? It was a major step forward when the Phoenicians abandoned ideograms and created an alphabet. Those using emojis are turning their backs on that after thousands of years of success.
Ignore them.
They are demanding ridiculous things to control you.
What a bunch of pussies.
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