Could we not use the Ternary Operator?

None of the courses that are typically before this one cover ternary conditionals, so I believe that's why it isn't used here in the video.

Personally, I think I would only use it to handle the in-office if statement though. For me, putting it all together on a single line makes it more difficult to read, particularly if I need to revisit it down the road. Certainly if you were trying to minify your code, that might be worth it.

// I would consolidate...
if (employee.inoffice === true) {
    statusHTML += '<li class="in">';
  } else {
    statusHTML += '<li class="out">';
  };
// into...
statusHTML += employee.inoffice ? '<li class="in">' : '<li class="out">';
// and leave the rest of it intact for human legibility.

That's completely a personal preferance though. The short answer to your question is yes, you could use the ternary operator.

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Happy coding! :)

// I would consolidate...
if (employee.inoffice === true) {
    statusHTML += '<li class="in">';
  } else {
    statusHTML += '<li class="out">';
  };
// into...
statusHTML += employee.inoffice ? '<li class="in">' : '<li class="out">';
// and leave the rest of it intact for human legibility.

Sry, was just testing out what Rydavim showed. :)