Jingjok
LINE at work: groups, read receipts and stickers
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In many Thai workplaces, LINE replaces email for daily work. Each team has a กลุ่มไลน์, often several, and announcements, files and shift changes all arrive there, sometimes in the evening or at weekends. LINE shows อ่านแล้ว 'Read', so leaving a message from your boss unanswered is noticed. A short รับทราบครับ / ค่ะ 'noted' or a polite sticker is enough to show you have seen it. Stickers are normal even with senior people, as long as they are polite: bowing, thanking, OK signs. Keep chat spellings like คับ and 555 for colleagues you are close to. If a reply needs time, say เดี๋ยวเช็คให้นะ first, then come back with the answer.
Try this today
Next time a work group posts something, reply รับทราบครับ / ค่ะ or with a polite sticker.
The words that carry it
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