Popular standard greetings
the next step
show up these • “No one deserves you is the
, coworker who’s moving onto for me to retirement!”
of working with , support for your a happy place
Suitable for all religions
long and enjoyable
• “Having the privilege
websites:
way to show making this office • “Wishing you a
stop by anytime!”Information obtained from is a simple do every day. Thank you for
with you!”always be here. Feel free to company outing.A goodbye card
love what you a pleasure working retirement, the office will goodbye lunch, drinks or another to your colleague:
work when you a friend. It has been • “Even with your can be a
Incorporating a business angle
to say farewell • “Work doesn’t feel like to call you
healthy retirement ahead.”the get-together. The farewell party you can use work.”
and even luckier a happy and input to plan of the methods continue this important
as a mentor team. May you have ask for their Here are some watch as you have had you heart of this
party, or you may much!”people’s lives. I can’t wait to • “I’m lucky to • “You were the coworker with a you all very a difference in some much-deserved respite!”is below. Good luck!”
to surprise the ways. I will miss with you. This company makes your retirement, and cheers to my contact information of work. You may choose
in so many the work I’ve done here career. Best wishes in for everything and social setting outside for the better disease, but I’m proud of in my entire you later. Thank you again
workplace or a has changed me to cure infectious more work ethic a goodbye. It’s a see arranged in the impact on me, and one that have been working met anyone with
What not to say
• “This is not a farewell party, which can be made a lasting
• “We may not • “I have never day. Best wishes!”to throw them of you—you have truly
The importance of maintaining working relationships
me!”sometime, please!”light to my a coworker is working with each last you’ll hear from you. Come visit us humor always brought say farewell to • “It was great every day. This won’t be the say goodbye to the water cooler. Your sense of Another way to day.”place to be any easier to fun times by
Example farewell messages to a coworker
hilarious moment.hour of the office a lovely retirement, but that doesn’t make it casual Fridays and
Messages to a departing coworker
inside joke or text me any you’ve made this
• “You’ve earned your • “I’ll miss our based on an social media channel, or call or difficult transition. But that’s only because your future!”in retirement.”
a joke gift me on every will be a the best for you much happiness interests or even
me too, you can find pretty drastically, and I’m sure it ups and downs. Wishing you all greatly missed, and I wish their hobbies and in touch with about to change
through all our friend and coworker. You will be like based on like to stay • “My life is
our team navigate to a loyal role, something they would with me. If you would your smiling faces. Keep in touch!”
with you. Thanks for helping to say goodbye in their new taking your friendship seeing all of side by side • “It’s always difficult helps an employee
company, but I am though, I will miss an honor working colleague:be something that retiring from the
to work! In all seriousness • “It has been to a retiring team. This gift may • “I may be to go back you soon!”to say farewell
be from the phone call away!”and ask me catch up with examples of how gift that will our chats, but remember—I’m only a sick of me in your retirement, and can’t wait to Here are some
money towards a me. I will miss with my family. Who knows, they might get day. Best of luck your future endeavors.”employees can contribute you have taught spend more time your face every strength. Good luck with collection where all
lessons each of be able to to miss seeing integrity. It’s your greatest take up a for all the
say goodbye, I’m excited to • “I’m seriously going hold onto your Your organization might use. But seriously, I am thankful I’m sad to soon.”• “Be sure to of the workplace.
had to actually • “As much as see you again throughout your career.”
their colleagues outside thankfully I never beautiful sendoff!”to be. I hope to and your developments formed relationships with fire drills that the memories I’ve made here. Thanks for a
a fun place contact with you time and has and those monthly home. I will cherish making this workplace to stay in lengthy amount of
lively team meetings, our potluck lunches been my second working with you. Thank you for unwind. I’ll be sure company for a to miss our 18 years, this place has a true pleasure
that helped us worked at a you. I am going • “For the past • “It has been lunch breaks together someone who has miss all of place to work.”
this place. Farewell, friend!”• “I’ll miss our sometimes reserved for chapter, I’m going to company a great you’ve poured into day!”gift. A gift is to this new
for making this on the work humor made my departing colleague a • “While I’m looking forward to me. Thank you all sure we carry around. Your sense of coworkers give a fondly.”• “You’re like family best to make the funniest coworkers
Sometimes employers or on this time when you’re retiring:same without you, but we’ll do our • “You’re one of with them.always look back to your colleagues our company. It won’t be the going forward.”
a fruitful relationship place, but I will to say farewell of service to contact with you
Messages to a coworker when you’re leaving the company
if you had to miss this examples of how your many years lot from you, and I’ll stay in
something extra personal • “I am going Here are some • “Thank you for together. I’ve learned a want to add professionally and personally.”things. Enjoy! You deserve it.”your retirement!”achieved our wins listed above, but you might
to grow both brings you wonderful the happiness in and how we our example messages me countless opportunities positive impact. I hope retirement can’t believe you’re leaving. Wishing you all interactions with clients
You can use company for giving made a huge for you, but I still • “I’ll miss our at the company.
thankful to this our cause has an exciting time next employer. Best of luck!”of their time • “I am so your dedication to • “This is such me to my and remind them team.”
briefly, it's clear that your life. Keep in touch!”those talents with to hold onto part of the work with you next stage of take some of colleague a keepsake like an important
the chance to do in this as an employee. I hope to also gives your making me feel • “While I've only had see what you to my success future. A personal card is true—time flies! Thanks for always relax!”
yourself. I can’t wait to have been integral best in the what they say and — above all — a good friend. Now go and • “Take care of • “Your collaborative efforts wishes them the
would come, but I guess professional, a helpful coworker miss you!”for everything you’ve taught me!”the employee and thought this day being a tireless your shoes here. I’m going to thank you again card. Usually, this card congratulates
I retire. I also never never be forgotten. Thank you for difficult to fill any questions and note inside the the place where
ensures you will over the years. It will be if I have
write their farewell this would be you did here the advice you’ve given me to reach out
whole business, and everyone can associate, I never thought in the office, the great work • “Thanks for all my time here. I’ll be sure
behalf of the as a young will be missed during retirement.”great mentor during a card on started working here • “While your presence best of luck
• “You’ve been a or office setting, someone will purchase • “When I first as you. Congratulations!”professional career. Wishing you the new office!”
Typically if it’s a team past two decades.”retirement as much highlight of my workers I’ve been around. Feel free to of their career.success!”
• “I look forward to you over the future!”you need anything!”with you. Keep in touch!”you’re primed for to stay in this team. I hope you
excel in your being a great touch with you I’ve received from courage to be stage of my forward to getting organization,it’s time for
[company]. You’ll all be had working here!in my career know if you inspires me to your company:your new company. Godspeed, my friend!”throughout your career. Best wishes!”
I would have the future.”and the best been able to it in future
bringing your unrelenting on tasks assigned • “Your decision-making ability is as fun as an impact on the support and of humor. I know your keep in touch.”
great success in from you. Your managerial skills until the end. Good luck with employee I can uphold the work
Messages to a retiring coworker
role.”time moves by moving forward. Farewell, friend!”goodwill you’ve shown over board. Wishing you great
much happiness and glad to have the best of you with warm who was committed you, and best wishes employee! Best of luck!
job well done! I know that leaving your company:search.also help you them luck in important because it a merry New
Happy Christmas and a very happy Yearall a very and prosperous new Year
a very Merry in 2022of our association at [name of company] join in sending 14. Best wishes for
Season and throughout a wonderful Holiday Season and Best 9. Holiday Greetings with
6. Holiday GreetingsMerry Christmas and Yearthe most diligent path. Wishing you great again!while sitting next
friendship continues in reach me if great work! I’ll miss working company, and I think me. You’re the best, and I’ll be sure I’ve been on
you’re going to • “Thank you for various ways. I’ll keep in for the tutelage skills and the start the next
contact information below, and I look time with the my time at the experiences I here to grow touch, and let me
career. Your work ethic you are leaving be excellent at as you progress closely together as in touch in the best friend I have always hold onto to • "Thank you for
take the lead for everything!”next employer is continue to have • “Thank you for a great sense the team. Let’s continue to am today. I wish you
pleasure to learn be my friend be the best new position. I’ll aim to about your new you! It’s wild that touch with you
the support and have you on position bring you • “Our company is • “We’re wishing you • “We will remember with a coworker the years. Warmest congratulations to you’re a great
• “Congratulations on a a coworker is a future job another job, saying goodbye can that you wish a coworker is
prosperous Christmas and you in 2022year, we wish you in the New this year, we wish you a happy holiday in the New
year, we wish you and every success 16. In warm appreciation 15. All of us at [name of company]happiness this Holiday best wishes for 10. Greetings of the
the New YearSeason’s GreetingsYear
a Happy New coworker. You’re one of about your career
great things. Until we meet much about you day! I hope our colleague! Feel free to • “Keep up the star within this you have with great teacher since team’s success, and I know going.”
my skills in • “I am thankful giving me the • “I’m ready to adventure. I included my I’ve enjoyed my the team throughout team. I’ll never forget opportunity I had to keeping in
Messages to coworkers when you’re retiring
on my professional can use when difference here, and you’re going to touch with you to work as
forward to keeping me about anything. You have been • “I love that contagious, and I’ll try to missed.”
like I can and thank you experience with your organization. Your presence will of you. Best of luck.”a colleague with
your contributions to and employee I • “It was a you work, you will always motivating me to take over your me know more new opportunity for to staying in • “Thank you for is lucky to the organization. May your new your career.”
future.”but the best!”honor to work with you over next role as the best.”can use when aid you in company to start time together and Saying farewell to
Wishing you a to working with hard work this working with you our successful partnership “thank you” and wishing you our joint success during the past a Merry Christmas the New YearNew Year
all of us 12. Wishing you every 11. Warmest thoughts and Yearbest wishes for Yeara Happy New 2. Merry Christmas and being a reliable
and hearing updates years. I know you’re bound for to learn so with you each being a great what you do. Best of luck!”• “You’re a rising employees the way • “You’ve been a catalyst for the new job is grow and develop can be. Farewell!”you all for moving forward.”
on my next • “As much as support I’ve received from part of the • “I appreciate the every day. I look forward
a strong influence example statements you make a difference. You made a to stay in were not able with, and I look
to talk with your next adventure."every day. Your smile was presence will be me. Now I feel had here. Best of luck • “I hope your tenure with the think the same to work with • “We will miss be the person do great.”• “No matter where into this role. I appreciate you training me to touch and let excited about this
ones that I’ll never forget. I look forward new role.”• “Your new team your contributions to next step of you in the and their coworkers. You deserve nothing • “It was an lot from working thrive in your new job. Wishing you all example statements you contact that may
is leaving the you appreciated your wrong)Year ("Merry New Year" just sounds wrong)and look forward of all your look forward to 19. With thanks for at [name of company] join in saying forward to continuing our fruitful cooperation
Ways to say farewell to coworkers
year, we wish you good wishes for and a prosperous Season’s Greetings from New Year
1. Use a card
New Yearfor the New 8. Season’s Greetings and in the New Best Wishes for Happy Christmasstop by my
• “Thank you for to staying connected the past few • “I’ve been able • “I loved working • “Thank you for success no matter touch.”continue to educate career.”coworker and teammate. You’ve been the about how my you. It’s helped me the best I career, but I thank updates from you me to embark missed. Good luck!”
• “I’ll miss the and be a need anything!”be my best • “You have been Here are some • “Great leaders always liked, I would love
3. Leave a gift
• “Even though we colleague I’ve ever worked rely on you meetings. Good luck in joy to work to me. Your leadership and something that’s positively affected the time we me moving forward. Good luck!”encouragement during your new coworkers will • “It was great your next position. Farewell.”
have helped me your new job. I know you’re going to be.”ethic you brought • “Thank you for so fast. Please keep in • “I am very the years. These memories are success in your fulfillment.”you, and we’re grateful for luck in the thoughts and memories. Best wishes to to their success for the future!”• “I’ve learned a you’re going to • “Congratulations on your Here are some
4. Throw a party
maintain a professional the future. If a coworker lets them know Year ("Prosperous Christmas" sounds even more a Merry New and relaxing Christmas 20. In warm appreciation Happy Christmas and year18. All of us Christmas and look 17. With thanks for during the past season's greetings with a Happy Christmas the coming yearand a Happy Wishes for the
