Working w GenZ
Your Gen Z colleague reacts to something you said with 💀. What is this person likely conveying?
laughter
Your Gen Z colleague slacks you: "I can't wait for this next meeting 🙃"
Upside-Down Face implies you're not being serious, sarcastic, or are talking about something that seemingly makes no sense.
You assign your Gen Z colleague a task on Slack and end the sentence with a period. What’s risky about this message?
a) Gen Z hate slack
b) Gen Z might interpret period as only a suggestion rather than an assignment
c) Gen Z might interpret the period as a sign of anger/coldness
Gen Z might interpret the period as a sign of anger/coldness
You send an email to a Gen Z colleague asking the person to complete a task. You add a smiley face emoji 🙂 at the end of your paragraph. Your Gen Z colleague becomes worried. Why?
The emoji makes your colleague think something is wrong
“It looks like it’s only slightly smiling,” she said. “Gen Z interprets that as, ‘Okay, I guess you’re not really happy.’”
Your Gen Z colleague responds to something you said with a painting nails emoji 💅, what is this person expressing?
Your colleague is suggesting sass, pettiness or nonchalant confidence
“You’re doing your nails and not caring about what else is happening,”
people don’t get the benefits of hearing someone’s vocal tones or reading body language or facial expressions. “Younger people want to compensate for that.All of this indicates how your message should be interpreted"