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Ask HN: Neutral Emoji for Acknowledgement
What have you found to be a neutral emoji to acknowledge a comment or feedback from a coworker? Is it the thumbs up or a green checkbox for example? Could also be text responses (e.g. OK). Seems like thumbs up can sometimes be interpreted as passive aggressive.
- pavel_lishin 2y agoAt work, we have an "ACK" emoji we sometimes use in Slack. In general, though, I prefer an actual text response - I won't see, or be notified, of an emoji reaction unless I go and look for it.
- jcartw 2y agoDo you have any type of text responses that you feel are ambiguous in terms of if there's any meaning behind them other than an ACK?
- pavel_lishin 2y agoI'm not sure if you mean; sometimes people will write a response that makes me wonder if they understood what I meant, but then I'll ask to clarify. And sometimes "ok" can be ambiguous, too, I guess - depending on contxt.
- notreallymy 2y agoOk hand emoji maybe?
- JohnFen 2y agoIn my social and professional circles, this is done either with a thumbs-up emoji or the text "OK". It never occurred to me that a thumbs-up could be considered passive-aggressive (I still don't see how), but that seems like the sort of thing that is dependent on the exact social circle involved. You do have to conform to the communication norms of whatever group you're communicating with.
- jcartw 2y ago> You do have to conform to the communication norms of whatever group you're communicating with. That's an excellent point. It does make sense to observe the way certain common forms of acknowledgement are being used within different context to understand the way that the group interprets them. A thumbs-up can be used in a dismissive way at times. As one example, see the Giant Thumb Guy meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/giant-thumb-guy https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/giant-thumb-guy.