1.I loved working with you. Please know that I will miss you and look forward to meeting for lunch soon. Thank you for being a great friend and coworker!
2.You’ve been a great manager. I will miss working with you and the team. Perhaps our paths will cross again in the future.
3.You will be missed! I do hope your new job provides you with what you were looking for as a next career step. Thank you for being awesome.
4.It’s been an honor working with you. I will treasure all of the advice you passed on about [job topic]. Whoever you hire to replace me, will be fortunate to learn from you.
5.Thank you for being a dependable employee. You will be missed. You were terrific and supportive with training the new hires. It’s going to be hard to replace you.
6.I wish you all the best at your new position. Thank you for everything you did while on my team. Your work on [project name] was top notch. You’ll be remembered as one of the good ones!
7.Wow! I am excited for you and your promotion. We had some fun times working together. Good luck with the new role. I’m happy that you found a new place to work to advance in your career goals.
8.Thank you for all you taught me about [subject they taught you about]. My knowledge and skills improved because of the time you spent mentoring me. I wish you all the best on your new adventure!
9.You’ll do great at your new position! Thank you for being a great friend while we worked together. The workplace isn’t going to be the same without you.
10.Thank you for everything that you taught me! Its been a pleasure working with you, and I wish you all the best in your new position. I have many fond memories from our time together on the [training/topic] team.
11.I am sad to see you go! But I am happy for you at the same time. The new position may be precisely what you are looking for. Thank you for always being willing to help out with whatever was needed without complaining.
12.Thank you for all of your support while we worked together. I appreciate all the time you spent mentoring me when I was new. I feel like I learned more from you than anyone else. Your knowledge about [topic] surpasses most others. I’d love to stay in touch. Here is my contact information [and then provide your contact information].
13.Thank you for being a reliable source of information about [topic]. As you may know, you became my trusted source during the past year. I appreciate that you were always up to date with the latest information. I am going to miss your expertise. Let’s stay in touch as friends! My email address is [your email address].
14.You were my favorite team lead ever! I will miss chatting with you. Thank you for giving me opportunities to learn and improve my skills in [topic/program]. It’s because of you that I was able to accept the manager position at [new company name]. I appreciate all your support in my personal development.
15.Thank you for your hard work and dedication while you were on my team. [Client name] expressed many times how much they liked having you on their project. They are going to miss you too! Here is my personal email address if you’d like to stay in touch: [your email address].
16.I am excited for you and your new position. I hope it works out well for you. Thank you for being an excellent teammate while we worked together. I will always remember your kindness when I was the new coworker.
17.I’m so glad we connected that day in the cafeteria when you saw my cat shirt. I love talking about cats with you. You may have heard already, but my last day is [Date]. I accepted a new position at [company name]. Would you like to meet for lunch in a few weeks? I should be settled in by then.
18.I have enjoyed working with you! Congratulations and good luck with your new position. We made some great memories while sitting near each other. My work life isn’t going to be the same without you. You will be missed.
19.You’ve been an incredible support to the team and me. Thank you for all of your process improvements. Your legacy will live on here with all the macros and other tools you developed to make everyone’s jobs easier. I wish you all the success in your next position.
20.I am going to miss working with you! I was surprised to hear about departure. I appreciate all you taught me about [topic]. You were a great mentor and wonderful colleague. I believe that you have a bright future ahead of you.
21.You were one of my favorite people to work it. I’m so glad we were assigned to the same team. Thank you for being so fun to work with it. I liked discussing programming problems with you and coming up with solutions.
22.I will miss working with you! My last day is on Friday. Thank you for all of your help and support during the past year. I hope our friendship will continue once I start the new position. My contact information is: [list your contact info]. Thank you!
23.Sitting next to you for the past few years has been delightful. I will miss hearing your stories and working on projects with you. You are very good at the position. If you ever decide you want to join me at [company name of new position], I will gladly recommend you. Of course, I better make sure I like working there first! I’ll let you know in a few weeks how things are going.