My workplace is somewhat stuffy but I’ve still never seen anyone take issue with a smiley or similar emoji in an email. Tone is hard to assess over text, a simple :) goes a long way sometimes.
There’s a woman I haven’t met in person but I have to send emails to about once a month to ask for something only her group can do
One time I did something like "could you help us get xxx report from your system by CoB? 😅 " and she replied that emojis could have a hidden meaning and are not professional and I should not use them in emails
Next time after she helped me I went to the greetings system we use and send her a public card for gratitute or team work with some gif of cute cats hugging. I think everyone had a similar experience with her because a lot of people liked the post and then they started doing the same
The worst part is that we have the option to give away points in the system that can be redeemed for gift cards but I’ve never seen anyone give her points, only cute gifs
Same! Especially for client management and working with a broader internal team (as long as you ensure that’s an acceptable level of casualness in comms) it’s incredibly useful to give context for the tone of a message that could without it be interpreted either positively or negatively.
For example: Especially for client management and working with a broader internal team (as long as you ensure that’s an acceptable level of casualness in comms) it’s incredibly useful to give context for the tone of a message that could without it be interpreted either positively or negatively. :)
It didn’t drastically change the content of the message, but it can help someone who’s potentially having a bad day and subconsciously perceiving things negatively to instead see the positive context of the information relayed in what’s on its own a largely neutral message (with neutral messages I find people’s current positive or negative moods tend to have them perceive the message in a manner reflective of that current emotional state).
My workplace is somewhat stuffy but I’ve still never seen anyone take issue with a smiley or similar emoji in an email. Tone is hard to assess over text, a simple :) goes a long way sometimes.
I’m afraid I have to give you your notice, as your position is no longer a priority for the company 😢
Well thanks for wasting the last 3 years of my career, you feckless ghouls!!! 😜❤️
There’s a woman I haven’t met in person but I have to send emails to about once a month to ask for something only her group can do
One time I did something like "could you help us get xxx report from your system by CoB? 😅 " and she replied that emojis could have a hidden meaning and are not professional and I should not use them in emails
Next time after she helped me I went to the greetings system we use and send her a public card for gratitute or team work with some gif of cute cats hugging. I think everyone had a similar experience with her because a lot of people liked the post and then they started doing the same
The worst part is that we have the option to give away points in the system that can be redeemed for gift cards but I’ve never seen anyone give her points, only cute gifs
I’m suddenly finding myself feeling very deprived of cute gifs and envious of this women. Though random monetary rewards would be nice too
Same! Especially for client management and working with a broader internal team (as long as you ensure that’s an acceptable level of casualness in comms) it’s incredibly useful to give context for the tone of a message that could without it be interpreted either positively or negatively.
For example: Especially for client management and working with a broader internal team (as long as you ensure that’s an acceptable level of casualness in comms) it’s incredibly useful to give context for the tone of a message that could without it be interpreted either positively or negatively. :)
It didn’t drastically change the content of the message, but it can help someone who’s potentially having a bad day and subconsciously perceiving things negatively to instead see the positive context of the information relayed in what’s on its own a largely neutral message (with neutral messages I find people’s current positive or negative moods tend to have them perceive the message in a manner reflective of that current emotional state).