Re: Emoji free zone here
"No point using emojis at work as so liable to be interpreted in a different way to which it was intended (especially with a diverse workforce with different cultural backgrounds, widespread geographically too )"
Although I work with an international client base, I make a point of using words, speech and Emojis that align with 'my' interpretation of what they mean. As an English speaker, it's not my job or place to try to translate, or consider every possible permutation of how a given utterance could potentially be interpreted by a non-English speaker, because that's an essentially unending task.
I also ask people to communicate with me in their own native language as much as possible; it's easier and more accurate for them to write in their own language with precise meaning, and for me to translate it and extract the meaning, than it is for them to try to write it in English for my benefit; losing subtlety, nuance, meaning and vocabulary in the process.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
