50+ Heartfelt Farewell Wishes

You’re not alone if you find it difficult to come up with something to write in a leaving card.

Even when you’re trying to be honest and wish someone well for the future, virtual farewell cards can often feel generic or corny. Or perhaps you’re just searching for something to lighten the mood and you don’t actually know the person who’s leaving.

We’ve included some suggestions for humorous, witty, straightforward, and heartfelt farewell wishes to aid you to achieve the tone you’re going for. These ideas may possibly enable you to bid farewell in the manner you like.

Funny farewell card messages

1. Don’t worry; I won’t tell anyone it was you.
2. Congratulations. You escaped.
3. As you slide down the banister of life, may all the splinters be facing in the right direction!
4. Run, Simba. And never return!
5. This is not goodbye! I’ve got cameras rigged up in your house.
6. How you didn’t get sacked before now is beyond me!
7. Don’t leave! I can’t cope with these idiots on my own.
8. I’m really going to miss ignoring your emails!
9. Judas!
10. Therapy for my abandonment issues is expensive. You can pay me in installments if you like.

Playful farewell card messages

1. This is a farewell card with a future and a past… but no present.
2. Over the years we’ve known each other, I’ve come to regard you as someone I have met.
3. I’ve no idea who you are but I didn’t want to look bad when they passed this farewell card round.
4. News of your departure has rocked the company’s procrastination department.
5. The coffee machine won’t be the same without you.
6. Happy birthday/wedding / new baby/future career — delete as appropriate
7. Can I have your stapler?
8. In the future, just be yourself. Only less so.
9. Finally, we can be together without worrying about what people think.
10. I thought you left ages ago?

Witty farewell card messages

1. As I look back on our time together, I can honestly describe you as one of the people I happened to work with.
2. We’ll all get replaced by machines eventually. I’ve heard the broken photocopier has your desk.
3. Looking forward to your farewell party, which starts as soon as we’ve seen the back of you.
4. Good luck with your new job! I’m guessing there was only one candidate for the position?
5. It won’t be the same here without you. It’ll be much, much nicer.
6. Are you still here? Thought you were leaving.
7. Hard times always flush out the weak! Shame you weren’t up for the fight.
8. Off to pastures new, eh? Well, there’s dirt in every field.
9. I hope that the rash clears up soon.
10. The village called to say they’re excited to be getting their idiot back!

Simple farewell card messages

1. It will be rubbish here without you.
2. I’ll miss you!
3. Wishing you all the best with everything.
4. Good luck in your next chapter.
5. Thank you for everything, and good luck!
6. Keep in touch!
7. So sorry you’re leaving — you will be missed.
8. Wherever you’re going, they’re lucky to have you!
9. Sorry to be saying goodbye!
10. I hope our paths cross again soon.

Caring farewell card messages

1. You’ve been a wonderful presence in all of our lives, and we wish you all the best.
2. It’s tough to say farewell to someone as loved as you are, but we’ll always have happy memories to savor!
3. Thank you for everything you’ve done, and good luck in your new venture.
4. I feel lucky to have known you these last few years, and I wish you every success in the future.
5. Wishing you the best of luck in your new chapter, not that you’ll need it! You’re going to be a huge success, as always.
6. This place will be poorer for losing you, but our loss is someone else’s gain!
7. People like you are hard to find, difficult to part with, and impossible to forget.
8. Thank you for all you have done, and good luck with all that you do in the future.
9. I’m sad to see you go, but let’s celebrate the fact we had this time together!
10. You’ll always have a place here should you ever wish to return!

With so many things to write in online group cards, hopefully, you’ll no longer be stuck on what to say! For more inspiration on what to write in cards, head on over to our blog.

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