Guides

Workplace card wording: sympathy, farewell, retirement and apology

Writing to colleagues is a balancing act: warm enough to be human, careful enough to stay professional. These guides give you wording that does both.

Every page opens with ready-to-use messages, then covers different relationships, from a close teammate to someone you barely know.

Grief and goodbyes

For the moments when someone is hurting or leaving.

Short, professional lines for a grieving colleague, manager or team card.

Heartfelt, funny and professional goodbyes for quits, layoffs and transfers.

Gratitude and warmth for a retiring colleague, by relationship.

A clean, specific apology is a professional skill.

Clean apologies for missed deadlines, sharp tone and mistakes, with no excuses.