New batch of emojis criticised for lack of business options
2021 cohort fails to represent diversity of corporate world
2021’s new selection of emojis has once again failed to capture the nuances of corporate life, according to numerous business leaders. The criticism has centred on a perceived lack of diversity and breadth that continues to negatively impact business people.
"We now have male/female/gender neutral options for every emoji, but not one emoji comes with a 'thought leader' option," complained Tom Blumkamp, partner at a leading management consulting firm.
"Thought leaders are people too. I think its time we woke up to this blatant discrimination against our society's most opinionated."
The emoji library has also continued to miss some of the most important business terms. Numerous CEOs have complained to the B Suite about the lack of an "M&A", "corporate HQ" or "start-up incubator" emoji.
"For too long, we've been making do with mediocre emoji options. There's only so many 📈 I can put in a LinkedIn post before people start to lose interest," said the CEO of a major cloud computing firm.
"Isn't it time emojis got in line with the rest of the economy and slavishly served the whims of the 1%?"