At least thats the finding in a recent poll of 2,000 workers aged 16-29, reported by the Daily Mail, who overwhelmingly say the thumbs up (and nine other emojis) are only used by old people.

Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content, have become central to how we express ourselves and connect ...

Using the wrong emoji at work can shift the meaning of your message. Staying curious about tone and generational preferences ...

“For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year-old Redditor wrote. “It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up,” they added.

“For younger people, the thumbs-up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive,” a 24-year-old vented in a viral Reddit post. “It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up ...

People in their mid-thirties and over are completely comfortable with using the thumbs-up icon, but Gen-Z workers have warned that it can come off as confrontational without context ...

Workers are also learning which online terms and emojis might unintentionally breed conflict. Lots of people perceive a thumbs up emoji, for example, as a digital eye roll.

Millennials and Gen X, listen up: you could be offending your Gen-Z colleagues by using the thumbs up emoji at work, as they claim it's 'passive aggressive' and 'confrontational'.