Episode 59 | The Elements of Style, Emoji Edition

Question

Hey Work Wives. This is Rhoda from Kingwood, Texas. Y'all. I need some help. I was out to brunch with the girls last weekend, and we got to talking about work, emails, Slack, just like all the communications at work. And I started in on my favorite emojis to use at work, 'cause, you know, there are some choice ones. And a couple of the girls were horrified I would even use emojis at work. So I need to know: are emojis unprofessional?

Summary

Is it unprofessional to use emojis in the workplace? The answer is: it depends.

In this episode, Vanessa & Holland break down how to use emojis to either go with the flow of your company’s emoji culture, or to go against the current and make a splash. :droplets:

But either way, just know…the eggplant emoji is never the answer. :woman-gesturing-no:

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