WishesFarewell and retirement wishes
A farewell wish should thank the person and send them forward. These lines fit a card signed by the team, a message on the last day or a few words at the send-off.
For a colleague who is leaving
Wishing you all the best in your new role. The office will be quieter, and a little less fun.
Farewell and good luck! Thank you for the help, the patience and the tea breaks.
You leave the team better than you found it. All the best for what comes next.
Goodbye is not the right word. Stay in touch. Best wishes for the new job.
We will miss your work and your jokes, in that order on most days. Good luck!
For a boss or teacher
Thank you for your guidance, Sir. Much of what we do right, we learnt from you. Best wishes for the future.
Ma'am, you led with fairness and we worked without fear. Thank you, and all the best.
Farewell to a teacher who made the school a better place. We will carry your lessons with us.
Retirement
Happy retirement! You gave the work your best years. Now give the best years to yourself.
Congratulations on your retirement. No alarms, no meetings, only your own timetable. Enjoy every day.
Wishing you a healthy and happy retired life. May your mornings be slow and your evenings be full.
After years of service, the rest is well earned. Happy retirement, and thank you.
हिन्दी में
नए सफ़र के लिए ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएँ। आपकी कमी हमें बहुत खलेगी।
विदाई की घड़ी है, पर यादें साथ रहेंगी। आगे का रास्ता शुभ हो।
सर, आपके मार्गदर्शन के लिए धन्यवाद। जहाँ भी रहें, खुश रहें।
सेवानिवृत्ति की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। अब समय है अपने लिए जीने का।
बरसों की मेहनत के बाद अब आराम की बारी। रिटायरमेंट मुबारक हो।
Nothing matches. Try a shorter word, or choose All.
Thank, then send forward
A farewell wish has two halves. The first looks back and thanks the person for something exact. The second looks ahead and wishes them well in what comes next. Leave out either half and the wish limps: thanks alone sounds like an ending, and good luck alone could be said to a stranger.
Make it yours
- One habit of theirs the team will keep: the Friday tea, the way they opened meetings, the "let us sleep on it".
- One thing they taught you personally.
- For a retirement: what you hope they will finally have time for, such as the garden, the grandchildren, the trip, the mornings.
- For a boss: thanks for a time they stood up for you.
Card, message or speech
In a card signed by the whole team, write two lines and leave room for others. In a personal message, say what you could not say in front of everyone. In a speech, tell one short story that shows who the person is, thank them, and stop. A four line poem makes a good close, and our sister site has farewell and retirement poems.
What to avoid
- "The office will never be the same" and nothing else.
- Jokes about age, or about finally being free of them.
- Asking a retiring person what they will do all day. Wish them the pleasure of deciding.
- Promises to stay in touch that you do not intend to keep.
Make it yours
- Mention one thing the person did that the team will keep doing.
- For retirement, wish for what comes next: time, travel, family, rest.