Saying goodbye is never uncomplicated, whether to be said to either kin or to an acquaintance you have known for quite some time. It could either be the friend you have always held close to your heart or it could be a colleague, who has always been there for you helping you through tough times at work and making you smile despite work pressure. No matter how ephemeral the span is of intimacy, bidding farewell takes a toll on you. Nevertheless, the best part about goodbyes is that it comes with a new beginning, which must be sought and chased for better prospects or greater causes.

In a person’s life, the dynamics of every relationship are distinct from the other, and yet, every time you are about to say goodbye, it leaves a lump of sadness characterized by a choked throat and a morose visage. It cannot be denied that spending a lot of time at the workplace, complaining about the disorganized desk, and chitchatting behind a snobbish colleague’s back, are some of the humorous reasons you might feel a certain kind of attachment with your co-workers. As a result, the pangs of separation felt at that time are no different from that of heartbreak. However, nothing can be more endearing than a heartfelt goodbye message for all the co-workers who have been the closest confidantes throughout your working tenure. Be it for grabbing a quick lunch or venting out frustration about an unachievable target, the co-workers are no less than best friends in a competitive atmosphere at an office.

Need a hand at writing a beautiful last working day email on your last working day for everyone who matters at your workplace and making your departure a memorable one? Well, here are some tips for composing your last working day email expressing your gratitude and some parting notes for your soon-to-be former colleagues.

Selection of the recipients

Not all your co-workers were your lunch partners or best buddies. Therefore, it is best to categorize first and target the recipients based on the kind of bonding you shared with them. After all, you do not want to be extremely cheesy with a goodbye last working day email to that one colleague whom you have always tried to avoid!

Balance the emotional tone

Once you are ready with your list of recipients, start framing the last working day emails that you would like to send to those co-workers, with whom it was nothing but a formal acquaintance at the workplace. You can keep it brief and skip all the emotional talks. You could just thank them for their cooperation and give your best wishes for their future.

Include genuine feelings and memorable incidents

The next recipients in your list should be those best buddies, for whom you want to take additional care in penning the goodbye mail. You can always express your deepest feelings without applying any emotional jargon that might be too much for your co-workers’ sensitivity. Therefore, the best way is to keep it simple. You can mention a few fun-filled moments when your peals of laughter rang through the empty halls during the late-night shifts and the endless bantering you have had with your co-workers regarding increments.

Brevity is the key

Remember this is a last working day email and not an hour-long conversation. Therefore, it is best to keep the message brief and straightforward where your emotions are conveyed in an appropriate tone without being too mushy.

Don’t forget the boss

You might not have been on good terms with your boss, and the memories of those countless times when you cursed him or her mentally for being so unfair to you, might just come barging into your mind when you start writing your final farewell to the boss. However, it is essential to say your goodbyes to the boss first before your co-workers. After all, why vex the boss when you can just scoot around with a formal goodbye?

Avoid any negative comments

Just because you are quitting the job and taking the next flight back home, does not mean you can blurt out all your pent-up anger in your goodbye last working day emails. You must be having your reasons for discontinuing the job, but putting it all out into that goodbye last working day email is not a wise decision. A bitter goodbye is almost like a bad morning that can ruin your mood for no apparent reason and even irk the recipient of your mail.

Attach contact details

Gone are the times, when people had to wait for days to convey their messages to their relatives and acquaintances from other continents. Nowadays, everyone is just one phone call away. You might not feel the urge to stay in touch with some of your co-workers whom you never could connect with, there are however other people who might miss your company or may want to reach out to you in the future. Or who knows, even you might need to contact some of your old colleagues for some important reason or just because you need someone to talk to. Hence, it is best to attach the contact details in your final last working day email which could help your soon-to-be former co-workers to connect with you should they need them.

When you are bidding goodbye to your co-workers, your final and parting last working day email should neither be too formal and solemn nor soppy. It is just a succinct way of bidding adieus to your superiors or seniors and your colleagues. You could always show them that although you are not part of the team anymore you would always cherish the days you have spent at your previous workplace and appreciate the cooperation and respect that you have received from your co-workers to date.

Ulani Uriah

Umar Nisar was born and raised in the busy city of Abbottabad. As a journalist, Umar Nisar has contributed to many online publications including PAK Today and the Huffing Post. In regards to academics, Umar Nisar earned a degree in business from the Abbottabad UST, Havelian. Umar Nisar follows the money and covers all aspects of emerging tech here at The Hear Up.

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