Slack has become a large way companies interact internally. It’s a quick and easy way to confirm or even set up meetings, exchange information, connect with folks across time and distance. There are endless ways why Slack is vital to organization and a total stress reliever. Being able to chat with a friend in another office or someone right next to you without picking up a phone and literally expressing yourself through gifs or emojis is sometimes tantamount to an after-work rage sesh. It’s great. However, I’ve been noticing there are some things about how emojis are used in a group chat setting that have come to make me… pause. So without any prompting whatsoever, I’m going to break-down what I think are important pieces of etiquette to be mindful of when you are apart of that large Slack channel with different types of people or direct messaging your homies.