In an attempt to humanize the most dehumanizing of tasks—layoffs—some companies have started adding emojis to their goodbye ...

"[It's] Kind of like the emoji version of using aging cream or dyeing your hair," Michael Coale Grey told Newsweek.

Emojis have long been the language of casual conversation — a smiley face to soften a message, a thumbs-up to signal approval, a wink to add playful nuance. But today, these tiny icons are showing up ...