Emojis at work: The good, the bad and ugly interpretations

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The increasing use of emojis in the workplace communications is contributing to friendlier work environments, but there are also risks associated with substituting symbols for words, new research shows. “People can interpret emojis in different ways and different groups often associate different meanings with different symbols, and this doesn’t always cross the generations,” said Miriam Meyerhoff, Linguistics professor at Victoria University Wellington. “This can be a minefield in the wo

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