Farewell to dismissal: what to say to colleagues and the boss?

You worked at the company for more than one year, and it's time to quit? Do not be upset because of separation from your favorite team! If you say goodbye to colleagues and superiors correctly, only warmth will remain in your soul, and pleasant memories of teamwork will remain in your memory.

In the workplace, we often encounter difficulties and problems. In order to move on to new successes and achievements with a clear conscience, it is important to thank each employee who helped you learn new things, gain confidence in the profession, or simply was ready to support you in difficult times before leaving.

Farewell to the team and the director is necessary in the following situations:

• dismissal due to relocation;
• transfer to another department or branch;
• promotion, involving a change of office;
• retirement;
• maternity leave;
• change of occupation.

Of course, when you leave, you can leave without saying goodbye, but with this you will show neglect and coldness to your work team. Farewell will help you maintain good relations with former colleagues and management, get good recommendations for applying for a new position, and you will always be glad to see you at your previous place of workif you fail to work together with the new bosses.

If the company is small, and you know by name each employee in the team, it is quite possible to say goodbye on the last working day at a general meeting. In order to gather colleagues, it’s better to choose a time convenient for everyonefor example, in the morning, even before they took up their duties. It is better to ask your immediate supervisor to bring the employees together. If you only have time to gather all your colleagues at lunch time, try not to stretch your speech for too long, remember that people still need to have lunch and relax. As a farewell gift, you can buy a cake or order pizza.

If you work in a large corporation, you can only say goodbye to colleagues in the workshop or department. It is also better to do it at a time convenient for everyone, but if it is impossible for some working reasons, try to maximize those who are free at the moment, and approach the others personally. It also happens that you have to quit due to a conflict with the team or bosses. Even so it is better not to neglect farewell words - this will help smooth out the situation and allow you to count on a good recommendation, no matter what. In addition, demonstrating decent behavior in spite of the conflict, you will cause a feeling of respect among the majority of those present, and maybe a feeling of regret about an unpleasant situation.

When parting, try to thank not only the leadership, but also each colleague. Even if you didn’t like the person, and you had more problems from him, try to remember some little thing and thank him.

There are a lot of options for saying goodbye to the team, the choice will depend on your personal relationships at work and on the requirements of corporate ethics of your company. Let us consider in detail the different forms of farewell to the team and the cases when they are suitable.

This form of farewell is appropriate if you had to urgently move or you for some other reason do not have the opportunity to personally say goodbye to the team. The official letter assumes observance of business etiquette, namely respectful treatment and brevity. But this does not mean that it should be completely devoid of emotionality. Here is a rough outline of a letter with farewell words:

• indicate the topic, for example, “farewell to colleagues”;
• position, F. I. O .;
• Explain the reason for dismissal if you are not leaving because of a conflict at work;
• briefly describe your impressions of teamwork, the dignity of colleagues and leadership;
• if there was any funny case related to the workflow, you can mention it;
• further express words of gratitude and wishes;
• At the end, indicate the date and your new contacts.

If you soon have to say goodbye to the work team, it is better to prepare in advance and choose the right words. After all, it is not known whether you can come up with them at the emotional moment of farewell. If you wish, you can make a speech based on the following points:

• Tell your colleagues that you quit and for what reason;
• tell us how pleasant it was for you to work in a team, you learned a lot in the process of work, gained valuable experience;
• thank everyone personally, starting with the leader;
• wish the company success and prosperity, and good salaries and promotion to colleagues;
• if you have prepared a farewell gift, it's time to announce it, so your farewell speech will come to a logical end.

Saying goodbye is worth it not earlier than on the last business day, but it’s better to do this after signing the dismissal order.

If you do not like tearful and emotional goodbyes, you can say goodbye to colleagues in a comic form. To do this, you can pre-compose a script in which, for example, there will be a creative text of farewell in poetic form, maybe even a small competition or a collective mini-game.

To say goodbye individually to each employee, you can draw a poster and paste pictures thereand opposite each of them write a short verse or just thank your colleagues with humor. You can also prepare comic small gifts for each colleague - they can be individual or the same for everyone.

If this is appropriate and working time allows, you can play a small scene that will reproduce a really funny incident at work or portray a fictitious case. Use corporate jokes that can only be understood by colleagues at work - this will emphasize the importance of the team and will be pleasant to everyone. You can also to play a sketch that reflects the individual traits of colleagues, their personal qualities that you value.

If you have worked in the company for many years, it will be appropriate to organize a farewell party before leaving. You can gather colleagues in a cafe or restaurant, have plenty of communication, remember the most significant moments. Such an evening is most suitable for those who are going to retire.

If you quit in a hurry and didn’t have time to say goodbye to the team, and the official letter form does not suit you, You can send SMS messages to each employee. They can be template or personal, it is important that the message fully conveys your positive message, and it was pleasant to read.

Farewell to the team is not only compliance with corporate ethics, but also your personal completion of a certain stage of life. This will help you get rid of regrets and immersions in unnecessary memories in the future, discover new potential in yourself and find the strength to move forward on the career ladder. Observing all the rules of farewell, saying a lot of words of gratitude and wishes, you positively close the door of the past to find yourself in something new.

In order not to spoil this important and touching moment, consider several important nuances:

• do not arrange a farewell if you are in a hurry at work (especially if it is related to your departure), try to gather colleagues on a day off or after work;
• saying goodbye to the team, pay special attention to the director, so he will feel his importance and will be ready to write you an excellent recommendation, even if you made mistakes;
• if during your parting one of the colleagues was on vacation or on a business trip, make sure to say goodbye to him personally - this can be a phone call or SMS;
• if your colleagues work in shifts, say goodbye separately with each shift;
• if you chose a cake or pizza as a farewell gift, make sure that each employee has enough, and also think about drinks, for example, purchase additional tea or coffee.

So, a well-organized farewell and well-chosen words of gratitude will give you a feeling of lightness and a desire to move forward. Former colleagues will always be happy if you run to visit them, and the boss will be happy to write an excellent letter of recommendation.