employees also use emoji in Slack conversations with customers, but in a more buttoned-up way than their internal riffs. Some channels, like one used for customer support, are joke-free zones.

Sometimes it can be difficult to understand what someone means in a phone message. And when you throw emoji into the mix, things get even more complicated. A " " or " ️" are easy to ...

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