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How to interpret employer's weird emoji?

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PinkGlitter17 · 13/06/2017 15:00

I started working a couple of weeks ago, after being a SAHM with my DS who's now 3. Job in a little cafe. I did one Tuesday shift, and I'd made it clear that until I could get a nursery place on Wednesdays, I was available Mon & Tues.
Employer texted me yesterday to see if I could work tomorrow, so I checked with nursery to find out whether Weds were a possibility. Nursery said not till July, so I told this to employer, but said that I was still looking for work so if she needed anyone Mon & Tues, to give me a shout.
Employer replied "OK no worries 😆".
I'm a bit thrown! At first, I decided that maybe she was just showing a high level of smile iyswim, then I got the feeling it was a bit less friendly than that. If she wants to be nasty, that's her affair. I just thought it was an out-of-place emoji. She's known from the start that I was working on sorting a nursery place for Wednesdays, but these things are slow going. Looks like I've lost the job before it even started. I'm well peed off.

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CondensedMilkSarnies · 13/06/2017 15:12

have you created two threads about this Op ?

BandeauSally · 13/06/2017 15:23

You're massively jumping the gun here!! People press the wrong emoji all the time. Don't burn your bridges with this job because of a miscommunication. Just wait and see if they offer you more work. If not then keep looking.

ScarlettFreestone · 13/06/2017 15:24

She pressed the wrong emoji. It was meant to be a smile.

You are seriously overthinking a typo.

WhatToDoAboutThis2017 · 13/06/2017 15:26

Wtf?! That's not a nasty/annoyed/pissed off smiley Confused

You're massively overreacting. That's a nice smiley.

CrazedZombie · 13/06/2017 15:54

A lot of people use the wrong emoji. Unless a teenager has texted you, best to assume she's made a mistake.

Samoyedydog · 13/06/2017 15:57

That emoji is a smile isn't it Confused

soundsystem · 13/06/2017 15:59

You're way overthinking it. Most likely it's meant to be a normal smile and she just pressed the wrong one?

Redsippycup · 13/06/2017 16:02

Either she has pressed the wrong one or it looks different in her phone to yours.

NerrSnerr · 13/06/2017 16:04

That's a nice smilie. I don't understand what the issue is?

Highalert · 13/06/2017 16:07

It's meant to be a smile I'd say.What on earth do you think she meant?

TipBoov · 13/06/2017 16:09

It depends what phone she's using too. If I send a grin to an iPhone user, it comes out like a grimace.

PinkGlitter17 · 13/06/2017 21:10

Hell. It was my paranoid caffeine brain/anxiety/introversion talking. Sorry if it reads badly, I get really obsessive about stuff. Blush I totally agree that I'm massively overthinking it.

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BandeauSally · 13/06/2017 21:16

I'm guilty of that too at times. I've trained myself into sleeping on things before I respond/act. It makes a huge difference.

ScarlettFreestone · 13/06/2017 21:23

It's all good Pink we MNers are always happy to give you a good virtual shake. Grin

PinkGlitter17 · 13/06/2017 21:26

Hey, errr.....thanks.....Grin

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