not unless they do some sort of job
as in, they're employed, earning lovely lovely tax for the government, and the abbreviation fulfills an important communication task that little bit quicker to improve efficiency.

Typing "lol" just marks you out as one of those mouth-breathers who will eventually die, aged 68, in the warehouse of Morrison's after being shouted at yet again by your 19-year-old team leader.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sat 20 Jun 2009, 21:09, archived)