Reading comments in different communities, I noticed that users hardly leave smilies. Why is that?

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  • @[email protected]
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    129 months ago

    😂 what!? I’ve worked with 11 engineering managers and they’ve all used emojis. You’re either not in software or you work for a bank/insurance.

    • AFK BRB Chocolate
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      89 months ago

      Not sure what to tell you, I’m the senior manager for software engineering in a company that makes rocket engines, solid rocket motors, and space electrical power systems. I’ve been working there for 38 years and emojis are pretty rare.

        • AFK BRB Chocolate
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          39 months ago

          Huh interesting. Are you comfortable saying more? The company I work for did the EPS for the ISS, we did the MMRTGs for the Mars rovers, and some others. We’re not at the same place, are we?

        • AFK BRB Chocolate
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          39 months ago

          I did start by saying I was an engineering manager, so I thought that part was a given

            • AFK BRB Chocolate
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              29 months ago

              Hmmm, maybe we have a semantic issue. That’s literally my title: Senior Manager, Software Engineering. But it’s a heavily engineering company, not a heavily software company.

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          9 months ago

          Emoticons started getting popular in the 90s, so I’m in the age group where that was happening. You’ll see other people in this thread saying they felt like it was a boomer thing. I don’t think my age is the reason.