Farewell card for a colleague: from the whole team, online
The easiest farewell card for a colleague is an online card the whole team signs through one link, including people who work remotely or in other offices. You start it once, everyone adds a few lines and a photo with no sign-up, and the leaver gets it on their last day. Up to … messages are free.
Start a card for this occasionWe will miss you, Katrin!
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Katrin, I would not have survived my first quarter without you. Thank you for explaining things twice without making me feel small. Good luck in Lisbon!
Who is going to sort the coffee pods by strength now? We already miss you. Lots of love.
Dear Katrin, seven years, two office moves and more campaigns than I can count. You shaped this team. Thank you for your reliability and your humor, and all the best for what comes next.
Take care, Katrin! Our door is always open.
Thanks for always rebooting before you called me. That makes you officially IT’s favorite colleague. Good luck in the new job!
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When to start the card
Start as soon as the last day is confirmed. One to two weeks is ideal: long enough for people on leave or part-time to catch it, short enough that nobody forgets.
Set the deadline one or two days before the last day. That gives you time to look the card over, nudge the people who have not written, and decide how to hand it over.
If the departure is not public yet, check with the manager before you share anything. A farewell card that leaks to the whole company before the announcement helps no one.
Keeping it a surprise
Do not post the link in a team channel the leaver can read. Create a small group chat without them, or send the link by direct message to the people who should write.
Remote and hybrid teams are the reason an online card works so well. The colleague in another time zone, the contractor who is rarely in, and the person on leave can all sign when it suits them. Nobody has to catch you at the right desk.
If someone reads the card early by accident, nothing is lost. The leaver only gets the finished card when you send it or open it for them.
Who should sign, and what to write
Think beyond the immediate team: finance, the other office, interns, and former colleagues who stayed in touch. Ask someone close to the leaver who you must not forget.
A good farewell message has three parts: a thank-you for something specific, a shared memory, and a wish for what comes next. Two or three sentences are enough. If you are stuck, our farewell messages for a colleague give you a start in several tones.
Match the reason. For a new job, be glad for them without judging the move. For parental leave, say “see you soon” and promise no work questions. For a relocation, offer to keep in touch in a concrete way, like a call or a coffee on their next visit. Keep inside jokes kind, since the card is often read out loud.
Handing it over with the gift
If you are collecting money for a gift, announce the card and the collection in the same message. The card makes the gift personal: a voucher is forgotten quickly, thirty messages from people you worked with for years are not.
There are two good ways to hand it over. Open the card together at the farewell, on a screen in the meeting room or by screen share on a call. Or send the link on the evening of the last day so the leaver can read it quietly at home.
If you want something to keep, Card Plus adds a keepsake PDF to save or print.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an online farewell card cost?
Up to … messages are free. For a bigger team you can unlock unlimited messages for that one card. Card Plus adds a keepsake PDF and removes the Junto mark.
Do my colleagues need an account?
No. They open the link, write a message, and add a photo if they want. There is no app and no sign-up, and it works on a phone as well as a laptop.
How do I keep it a surprise?
Share the link only with the people who should write, and never in a channel the leaver can read. They see the finished card only when you give it to them.
How do I give them the card?
By private link, either opened together at the farewell or sent on their last evening. You can show it on a big screen or share your screen in a call.
Where is the data stored?
Junto is hosted in the EU, shows no ads and sets no tracking cookies. Only people with the link can open the card.
Does it work for parental leave or a move, not only a new job?
Yes, it suits any goodbye: a new job, a relocation, a sabbatical, or parental leave. The farewell messages page has a section for goodbyes that sound more like “see you soon”.