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Emoji warning as study finds they're causing confusion in some workplaces

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

11:26 18 Jul 2022


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Beware the inappropriate emoji!

Emoji.  Image shows four rows of different emojis. (Source: Pixabay)

Emojis are said to be causing confusion in some offices, as different generations have different meanings for them.

A survey of 9,500 employees has found young workers see the winky face as a flirty emoji while older people see it as a light way of poking fun.

About a third of under-40s think the peach emoji is not suitable for the office, even though 59 per cent of baby-boomers have no idea it has a hidden meaning.

The research was conducted by Slack and Duolingo to coincide with World Emoji Day.


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