Sarcastic smileys | Emojis in the workplace... :) or :(?

Picture the scene: It’s Friday, the sun is shining, and your mid-morning caffeine-high has you firing off a few final end-of-week messages…

As you make a quick request from a colleague, your fingers slowly drift, almost by instinct, to the colon and bracket keys.

‘Could you send over the materials for Sandra’s presentation next week? :)'

That’s right. It’s emoji time. And there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it.