One Reddit user noted that the thumbs-up actually means that “I’ve read your message and have nothing add and I hope and pray … all the bazillion people in this group chat have nothing to say on it too.” Others complained that it comes across as dismissive. “Took me a bit to adjust and get out of my head that it means they’re mad at me.” “Everyone my age in the office doesn’t do it, but the gen X people always do it,” they wrote.
One anonymous office worker chalked it up to a “generational communication culture difference.” Several Gen Zers have officially canceled the thumbs-up emoji after it was deemed passive-aggressive. He said he only used it to communicate with boomers like his parents or older colleagues. “I only use it sarcastically, though sometimes I’m not even sure if the irony comes across,” Barry Kennedy, 24, told The Post. Part of the issue is that young people tend to use the thumbs-up in jest. Older workers appeared flummoxed by the reaction, noting they use the thumbs-up in work-related chats to signal “I approve” or “I understood and will obey.” “So I also had a weird time adjusting because my workplace is the same.” “It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up,” they added. “For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year-old Redditor wrote. 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.Īfter a Reddit poster confessed to being “not adult enough to be comfortable with the thumbs-up emoji reaction,” others chimed in to agree and to call out other common emojis such as the red heart. Tennessee teacher’s Facebook post revealing why ‘kids aren’t ready for social media’ goes viral: ‘Terrifying’īuckle up - cancel culture has officially come for emojis. Lost in translation: This emoji is most confusing to Americans: ‘I have no clue’ Gender-neutral figures, mythical creature among newly suggested emojis My teen texts me this gross emoji when they feel unsafe - it’s our secret bat-signal
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