When Emoticons Don't Convey the Emotion You're Going for

My boss uses this face all the time in his emails:

:>)

I hate it. Instead of it making me think of him smiling, therefore infecting me with enough pleasant, smiley feelings to make me smile as well, it makes me want to scream and punch a hole in my monitor.

Tell me if you know a good therapist: pilarrrgh@gmail.com