"Most people at work use the ‘thumbs up’ reaction all the time," the person wrote."I don’t use it much. I either ‘heart’ reactions or reply even if it’s a short “Great!” or “Thanks!” . Anyway, I think it’s normal to ‘thumbs up’ messages, but I still feel like it’s such an unsettling response. Does anyone else feel this way?"
The original Reddit post titled,"Am I not adult enough to be comfortable with the 'thumbs up' emoji reaction?" got a shocking amount of replies from both ends of the spectrum. Another user replied to that comment:"What the kids do, is not what everyone else adopts. It’s not passive-aggressive at all that I’ve seen — it seems to be a younger generational thing. You guys changed the meaning for some reason."
However, many agreed with the original post and doubled down that the thumbs-up emoji can feel indirectly aggressive, particularly in a workplace setting.
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This is the second article I've seen about this. No one thinks this way. You're out of touch.
Stop creating problems in between the generations....taking the most extreme individuals is not productive
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