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A farewell card
from everyone.

An online farewell card is one link. Every coworker writes a goodbye message from a browser. The person leaving reads them on their last day and keeps them after their work email is gone.

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Updated 18 September 2026

A goodbye card without the chase.

No envelope going round the office, and nobody left out because they work remotely.

  1. 01

    Add the date.

    Their last day. The card is sent that morning.

  2. 02

    Choose who to ask.

    The team and other offices. Each gets a link by email or in Slack.

  3. 03

    Everyone writes their own words.

    In a browser, with no account. One reminder goes to anyone who has not written.

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Farewell messages for a coworker

Say one true thing about working with them, then wish them well.

Short

  • Good luck out there. This place will run a little less smoothly without you.

  • Wishing you well in whatever comes next. You'll be missed around here.

  • Sorry to see you go. Thanks for everything you put into this place.

  • Take care out there. The desk next to mine won't be the same.

  • Good luck with what's next. You made the hard weeks easier.

  • Sending you off with thanks for the work and the laughs along the way.

  • All the best in whatever's next. This team was lucky to have you.

  • Take care of yourself. You leave this place better than you found it.

A coworker you know well

  • Going to miss the ten o'clock coffee run more than I can say. Take care.

  • You've been the one I actually wanted to sit next to in meetings. Good luck out there.

  • Nobody else will ever get my terrible jokes the way you did. Take care of yourself.

  • This place is going to feel quieter without you two desks over.

  • Thanks for talking me down more than once when a release went wrong. I owe you.

  • You know where all my bad habits are buried, and you never once used it against me.

A coworker you hardly know

  • Didn't work with you often, but always found you straightforward to deal with.

  • Good luck with what's ahead, you were always sound in the meetings we shared.

  • Our paths crossed now and then, and you were always easy for a quick answer.

  • Never worked with you directly, but coworkers always spoke well of you.

  • Only crossed paths a handful of times, and you were reliable each time it mattered.

  • Didn't know you well, but wishing you well with whatever's next.

A boss who is leaving

  • Thanks for backing me when it would have been easier not to. Good luck out there.

  • You made room for people to disagree with you, and the team was better for it.

  • Under you, the team got clearer steers than most of us had had before. Take care.

  • Thanks for the straight answers, even the ones that weren't easy to give.

  • You ran meetings that actually needed to happen. That's rarer than it sounds.

Funny

  • Good luck. Someone else can be the one who remembers the wifi password now.

  • The microwave is safe at last. Good luck out there.

  • Take care. The good stapler is officially up for grabs.

  • Godspeed, may your next calendar have fewer meetings that could have been emails.

  • Good luck out there. Try not to explain what you do at every dinner party.

  • Take care. Somebody has to inherit the mystery of the broken printer now.

A remote teammate

  • Never met you in person, but your camera was always on time for the nine o'clock call.

  • We only knew each other through a screen, and that was enough to know you were good at this.

  • Never shared an office with you, but you were the fastest reply in every thread.

  • All I know of you is a small video square, and it was always worth switching on.

Somebody who was laid off

  • Wishing you well with what comes next. You did good work here.

  • Take care of yourself. The work you did here mattered.

  • Good luck with what's ahead. You were solid to work alongside.

  • Thinking of you as you head off. You leave good work behind you.

A farewell GIF

For the team channel on their last day.

Free to use at work, in Slack, Teams or email.

When somebody did not choose to leave

A card still matters, and it needs more care. Keep messages about the person and the work, never the reason.

In tbf work a card for somebody who was let go is held until an admin releases it. We never store why anyone left.

Questions

What do you write in a farewell card for a coworker?

One thing you will remember about working with them, and a wish for what comes next. "I still use the checklist you wrote in my first week. Go well."

How do you make a virtual farewell card?

Add the last day, choose who to ask, and send the link. Everybody writes from a browser and the card is sent on the day. Nobody installs anything.

What do you write to a coworker you do not know well?

Be brief and honest. Thank them for one thing, even a small one, and wish them well.

Can people in other offices and countries sign?

Yes. The link works in any browser, wherever they work.

Can they keep the card after they leave?

Yes. The link lasts ninety days after the last day, and they can save the card in the tbf app before then.

Who can read the messages?

The person they are for. A manager sees who wrote and when. An admin can open a card more widely in Settings.

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