Funny leaving card messages

Classic

• Congratulations on your escape.
• Who’s going to fix the printer now?
• Good luck. You’ll need it without us.
• The kettle will never recover.
• We’ll keep your chair warm. Someone else will be sitting in it, but still.
• I’d say I’ll miss you, but mostly I’ll miss your snacks.
• Don’t forget us when you’re famous.
• So long, and thanks for all the biscuits.

Traitor

• Traitor. Good luck!
• We’ll never forgive you. Have a lovely time.
• Leaving us is a bold move. Let us know how that goes.
• We’ve put your photo on the dartboard. Fondly.
• How dare you. Also, well done.
• We’re not crying, you’re crying.
• Fine, go. See if we care. (We care.)
• Who said you could leave?

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For the office joker

• Meetings are about to get very quiet.
• Who’s going to laugh at my jokes now? Nobody, that’s who.
• Please leave your jokes in the shared drive.
• This card is the only thing in the office without one of your puns on it.
• Thank you for every terrible joke. We’ll miss them. Mostly.
• Our productivity will go up. Our happiness will go down.

Going to a rival

• Good luck at the dark side.
• Send us their secrets.
• We’ll be civil when we see you at conferences. Probably.
• Remember who trained you.
• Spy for us. We’ll pay in biscuits.

For the boss

• Finally, we can talk about you in meetings.
• Thank you for everything. Especially the early finishes.
• Your replacement has a lot to live up to. And a lot to live down.
• We’ll try to manage without you. Get it?
• Who’s going to tell us to stop chatting now?
• We promise to be this good for the next boss. We won’t, but we promise.

Short and cheeky

• Bye, then.
• Don’t let the door hit you.
• Was it something we said?
• Off you pop.
• Escape successful.
• Your loss, honestly.
• We’ll survive. Probably.

How to make a leaving card funny without being mean

The best funny leaving messages tease the situation, not the person: the printer, the kettle, the bold move of leaving. Avoid jokes about their looks, age, health or why they’re going.

Add one kind line

Follow the joke with something true, like “Seriously though, I’ll miss you. Thanks for everything.” It makes the card one they’ll want to keep.

Try a voice note or video

Jokes land better when they can hear you say them. In a group card, people can record a short video or voice note instead of writing.

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