Adding ‘Smiley’ Emoji To Your Work Emails Makes You Look Incompetent…So Says A New Study.

However, this study dates back to 2017…so maybe it’s ok

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev showed that adding a smiley face emoji to business emails widely decreases perceived competence. The far-reaching study involved some 549 participants from 29 different countries and also involved researchers from University of Haifa and Amsterdam University.

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