How to congratulate someone retiring


Words of Congratulations for a Retirement

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Retiring permanently from the workforce is one of the milestones of a person's life, and such an important marker of achievement deserves just the right words of congratulations. Retirement messages and retirement wishes can be hard to write, but you can use example sayings to congratulate everyone from close friends and family members to your boss or your pastor.

General Retirement Messages for Anyone

Retirement card messages, personalized gift messages, emails, or even text messages can be short and general.

  • Kudos, Felicitations, Congratulations! However you say it, I’m proud of you and happy for you for reaching this amazing milestone.
  • Congratulations on your retirement. May it be all that you’ve dreamed of.
  • Welcome to the next chapter of your life. Retirement is not an end, but a beginning.
  • Well done! You’ve worked so hard and deserve a little R & R in retirement.
  • My deepest congratulations on a long and inspiring career. Happy Retirement!

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Retirement Messages for Family

Words for retirement of family members from Dad to Grandma can be more personal and emotional.

  • We’re thrilled to have you back with the family full time. We hear the benefits are better!
  • The career you built served as a strong foundation for our family, and we’ll forever be grateful. But, we’re really glad you get the chance to enjoy it all a little more in retirement.
  • Congratulations on a job well done. I am so proud of all your accomplishments. You’ve been an inspiration personally and professionally.
  • Wishing you the best retirement ever! May it be filled with family fun.
  • Although your work life may be forever changed, your family life is the constant that keeps you feeling stable. Happy retirement.

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Retirement Messages for a Close Friend

Retirement wishes and sayings for a close friend can include ways your friendship can now be even closer.

  • May your retirement echo our friendship and be filled with free-spirited fun.
  • Congratulations on your retirement. It’s high time you focused on yourself for a change.
  • Best wishes for a retirement filled with all the things you love.
  • As your office door closes, I hope you will walk through the open door of retirement with excitement and vigor.
  • Happy retirement to my dear friend. You have worked hard to get here, and you are now rewarded.

Retirement Messages for a Boss

Say congratulations on retirement to your boss with a professional message that highlights her strengths or impact on your work life.

  • May you learn as much in retirement as I learned working with you.
  • Your leadership will be missed, but we hope you use those skills to lead yourself into a happy retirement.
  • Congratulations on building an amazing career and team. Retirement is your much-deserved reward.
  • Best wishes for a retirement that’s as successful as your career.
  • As you move up to the best position attainable, Happily Retired, I hope you’ll find the vacation policy and benefits far outweigh your expectations.

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Tips for Writing Congratulatory Retirement Messages

Whether you know the person well or not, general retirement messages with a professional tone always work well. When crafting your own retirement message, keep a few tips in mind.

Take Cues From the Retiree

Some people are absolutely overjoyed at the thought of retirement. They've been planning this for years, and far from languishing in a rocking chair, they've got their retirement all planned to the last detail.

Other people, though, have a much harder time with it because their retirement income isn't what they thought it would be or they are so vested in their career. Cater the message to your recipient’s feelings about retirement.

Focus on Congratulations

Some people just won’t appreciate jokes about getting old, dying, the need for Viagra, or other signs of impending decrepitude. Focus your message on congratulations for an amazing career with best wishes for a happy future.

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Make It Conversational

Let them know how much you'll miss them, then try to find out what their plans are for the future by asking a thoughtful question. This makes retirement feel less lonely and can help keep communication flowing between you.

Use Humor Appropriately

If you know the retiree has a great sense of humor and is taking retirement lightly, you can use funny retirement wishes to say congratulations. These types of messages should only be used if you’re sure the recipient won’t be offended.

Retirement Wishes

From group cards to congratulatory notes, retirement wishes make the occasion more enjoyable. If you need more retirement message ideas, check out quotes about change or quotes about success.

What to Say (and What to Give)

Retirement is such a wonderful moment in someone’s life. They’ve given so much to a company or career, and now it’s time for them to take things easy, relax, or embark on a new adventure. To share your excitement and joy for the retiree, here are some great ways to say “Congratulations on your retirement!” You’ll also find some thoughtful gift ideas they’ll love. 

What to Write in a Retirement Card

It’s not every day that someone you work with or someone close to you retires. If you’re not sure what to write inside a retirement card, here are some ideas to get you started. 

Congratulate the Retiree

Take a moment to congratulate the retiree on everything they’ve achieved so far. Let them know you think they’ve had an impressive career, made an amazing contribution to their industry, and really changed their workplace for the better.

You can also use this as an opportunity to compliment them on their achievements, approach, or manner. If a coworker or boss is retiring, you could thank them for the way they’ve helped you with your own career, or note how they’ve been a truly great mentor. If a family member is retiring, compliment them on their long and successful career and how proud you feel. 

Look Back on Fond (or Funny) Memories

Retirement is a time of reflection for many, with the retiree looking back at their career and achievements. Follow suit by using your congratulations message to reflect on fond or funny memories you share with them. 

You could bring up the time when they had a fantastic fundraising idea and raised money for a local cause, or when they supported you through a tough time. If you know their sense of humor, you could look back on a funny memory — like when they spilled coffee on their shirt right before a meeting, or embarrassed themselves in front of a customer.  

Wish Them Well for the Future

Just as one chapter of their life is closing, another is beginning. Your beloved retiree is heading into a different way of life and it’s time to wish them well.

If you know what the retiree is looking forward to or doing next, you can personalize your message. Congratulate them on starting a business and wish them well for the future, or say that you hope they have a wonderful adventure spending more time with their family. If you’re not sure what they have planned, you can keep it simple and wish them all the best. 

How to Say “Congratulations on Your Retirement!”

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Knowing what to write in a greeting card or say at a retirement party isn’t always easy — especially if the retiree is a coworker you don’t know too well. Whether you keep your congratulations message short and sweet or write something in-depth, here are some ideas to help you find the right words.  

Simple Retirement Messages 

It’s time to send those well wishes to the happy retiree. To keep things simple, consider these wording ideas: 

  • Happy retirement, [Name]! You’ve earned it.
  • Congrats on your retirement! Enjoy this new chapter.
  • Wishing you good health for the future.
  • Sending happy retirement wishes your way, [Name]!
  • Have a wonderful retirement, [Name]!
  • Wishing you a happy and healthy retirement — have fun! 

Congratulations Messages to Your Boss

If your boss is retiring, you may want to express how they played a special role in your career and how it’ll be tough for someone to fill their shoes. Here are a few simple ways to congratulate a boss and wish them well for the future:

  • Best wishes for the future, [Name]. You’ll always be the boss. Thank you for everything! 
  • Good luck with the next chapter of your life, [Name]. You’ll be missed by us all.
  • Can’t believe you’re leaving to become your own boss! As someone who knows, you’ll be great at it. 
  • Best of luck with your new journey, [Name]. It’s been a pleasure having you as my boss.

Retirement Wishes for a Coworker

It’s hard to say goodbye to a coworker you’ve really enjoyed working with. To help ease the pain, here are some lovely words you can share with them in a retirement card:

  • Thanks so much for all your hard work at [Company], [Name]! I couldn’t have gotten through it without you.
  • Have fun on all your new adventures. We’ll miss you so much! 
  • It won’t be the same without you here, [Name]. Best wishes for the new chapter of your life.
  • [Name], you’re one of the hardest workers I know. Enjoy your retirement in comfort — you deserve it! 

Retirement Congratulations to a Family Member or Good Friend

You don’t have to work with the retiree to send them a congratulations card. Sometimes you’ll want to send one to a loved one or close friend who’s retiring. Here are some wording ideas to help share the joy:

  • Have the best retirement ever, [Name]! We can’t wait to see more of you. 
  • Congratulations on your retirement, [relation] — there’s nobody who deserves it more. 
  • So glad it’s retirement time, Grandpa/Grandma! All of us grandkids are excited to spend more time with you. 
  • Happy retirement, [Name]! Hope you enjoy all the free time — we’ll stop by for afternoon tea soon. 
  • Congrats on your retirement, [relation]. Now you have all the time in the world to pursue [hobby].

Funny Retirement Congratulations Messages

If you’re on good terms and know they’ll enjoy it, have a little fun with your “congratulations on your retirement” message. Here are some light, fun wording ideas to sprinkle some laughter into the proceedings:

  • Have fun with the next chapter of your life — let’s hope it’s better than the last one! 
  • Ready to say “hello pension,” [Name]? Congratulations!
  • Happy retirement day! Time to exercise that newfound freedom to nap, sip tea, and read the paper.  
  • Welcome to retired life, [Name]! It’s not all it’s cracked up to be — unless you enjoy doing whatever the heck you want! 
  • Here’s to your extended coffee break, [Name]! 

Retirement Gift Ideas

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Sometimes you’ll want to send a thoughtful gift alongside your well wishes. Perhaps you’ll join forces with others to send a group gift, or send a sweet individual gift to congratulate the retiree on their achievements. Whatever you choose, here are some retirement gift ideas they’re sure to love. 

Thoughtful Personalized Gifts 

Personalized gifts make wonderful mementos for retirement — especially if you opt for something traditional that they can keep as a reminder of your time together. 

You could get a beautiful watch engraved with their name and a sweet message, or you could give the gift of personalized jewelry, stationery, or housewares instead. Another popular option is to create a gift trophy or medal for the retiree to commemorate their work. 

Hobby Gifts

Often people have more time to enjoy their hobbies once they retire, so this is the perfect opportunity to give them something special that relates to their interests. 

Popular choices here include accessories for sports like golf, walking, or tennis. You could also give craft supplies if the retiree loves to make things, or an e-reader or tablet if they enjoy curling up with a good book. 

Gift Card

If you’re not sure what to give as a gift or you want your friend or coworker to have freedom of choice, a gift card is always a lovely retirement gift option. 

With a gift card, they’re free to spend your thoughtful contribution on whatever they please. They might choose to buy something for their home, or take their family out for a treat. If you’re sending a digital card with Greenvelope, you now have the option to add a gift card to your order. This means you can easily combine your thoughtful message with a gift.

Say “Congratulations on Your Retirement” in Style

Your retiree friend or coworker is about to step into a new phase of their life — one with more freedom and time to pursue the things they love. We hope this guide has helped you put your joy for them into words, so you can congratulate them on a job well done and celebrate all they’ve achieved.

Congratulations on the retirement of a colleague

Here is a collection of congratulations for a colleague who is retiring. All texts are in prose (not in verse), as they say - congratulations in your own words. Most texts are universal - addressed to both a man and a woman (in the first line of each text, insert the name you need).

If you need to add more wishes to the texts (or you did not find suitable ones on this page), use the special list. nine0003

Dear (name)! The beginning of your new life is coming and we wish this life to be happy. Now you will have time to realize what has been planned for a long time and has been postponed until now. We hope that you will not forget us, keep in touch with us and delight us with your new successes outside our organization. Well, we will remember you as an excellent colleague, an excellent friend, a reliable member of our team, and if you allow, we will sometimes use your experience, competence and ask for advice (both in work and in everyday life). May the coming period of your life be the happiest time for you and bring only joy. nine0003

Dear Spiridon Spiridonovich (insert the correct name)! We envy you with white envy ... After all, we remain to work for a common cause, and you leave to spend all your time on your own projects, desires and fulfill your personal dreams. You have access to what is not available to us: spend time with children, walk as much as you want and where you want, get up in the morning at whatever time you want and not push through traffic jams on the way to work, but go for a run in the park. And now you will carry out assignments only for your own, and not for someone else's uncle. And no one will rush. And to make new discoveries - your own, and not those that indicate. And the accumulated experience will help to realize all the plans. It only remains for us to congratulate you and wish that during this golden time you have more health, more vitality, more good news, and everything else will stick by itself. nine0003

Dear friend, congratulations on your well-deserved rest - this is a wonderful, calm time. You have become not only a colleague for us, but also a true friend, and we are sorry to part with you. Let us sometimes hear and see you, use your advice, support and accumulated vast experience. Don't forget us and remind yourself. Well, we will certainly remind ourselves of ourselves. We wish you full happiness (now it will definitely become complete when you don’t have to be distracted by work tasks), good health, joy, new discoveries, success and new victories in some completely new activity. And may your new life bring you only satisfaction. nine0003

Congratulations, our beloved colleague and friend! An amazing time begins for you, in which you are going with a huge store of knowledge and experience. We wish you that you can fruitfully spend the free time that has appeared on the fulfillment of your long-planned plans. And also, in order to achieve your long-planned personal goals (after all, now you do not need to solve our common tasks). And so that everything conceived and planned is realized easily. Good luck to you!

Dear (name)! Over the long years of your prosperous career, you have accumulated vast experience and knowledge, many friends, professional victories, successes, solved many problems, got out of a huge number of difficult situations and helped others to do it. Today, a wonderful period is coming in your life - to all the above wealth, two more have been added - free time and complete freedom of action. We congratulate you on this happy day and wish that the new gifts of fate (time and freedom), together with the accumulated wealth you already have, bring you only new victories, new successes and, most importantly, that all this be appreciated by those from whom you want get recognition. And of course, so that you are happy, strong in health, enjoy every day and that only kind people surround you. nine0003


Dear friend, we know that you love your work, that you live and breathe only with it. And we know that today's release from obligations to the organization is not too joyful for you ... We all sincerely wish you to overcome your blues and look at this event from a different angle: now you have enough time to live a life full of human, and not professional pleasures. You can do whatever you want (finish a dacha, walk with your grandchildren, build a bathhouse, plant a garden, open your own business, create your own business, travel, live as you like, etc.), everything that you have long wanted and had no time. You will be able to pay more attention to your family or those who need your attention and cannot live without you. And this is wonderful. nine0003

Just don't be discouraged, pull yourself together and manage to manage this gift of life properly. To benefit you and everyone who surrounds you or depends on you. Well, we will definitely help you. Yes, we won’t let you go so easily, you’ll see. We will annoy you on the phone with our requests and eternal questions, but you are a valuable storehouse of professional information.

In general, hold on! At first, it may be difficult to get used to the new schedule of life, and then you can handle it. We wish you to go through the first, unusual time smoothly and easily. And after that, everything will definitely work out, you'll see! nine0003

Congratulations, dear colleague, on the start of your retirement. You did a great job and had a great career. Your professional path is wonderful and has already become a legend among us. Your story is passed on over and over from old employees to newcomers. You are a legend. You are a self-made man. We are proud to have worked alongside you and with you all this time. And we are also proud that we continue to remain in your circle of friends. Know this, remember that we are not only your colleagues (colleagues), but also friends and we continue to be one team. Be happy in your new, free life and don't lose sight of it. We will miss you very much. And we want to wish you that all the expectations that you place on your retirement vacation come true and make you and your loved ones happy! nine0003

Our dear colleague! Today is the perfect day to start your new life. You did a great job and deserve your rest. We know that you still have a lot of energy, strength, ambitions, plans and desires. And now you also got a valuable resource at your disposal - time and freedom. And of course, you will correctly (however, as always) manage these resources and get new successes and new victories. We wish you that your new achievements will bring you satisfaction, a feeling of fullness of life and a feeling that life is a success. Be happy. nine0003

Dear colleague! Retirement is a great thing! Now you can, as you dreamed, travel when you want and where you want. We know that you worked hard for this, did everything possible and deserved all the happiness that awaits you. We congratulate you on this day and wish you to make many new pleasant discoveries, experience many bright and happy minutes, enjoy every moment of a new chapter in your life. Be happy friend!

Dear, our beloved Tatyana Ivanovna! Today one chapter of your life ends and a new one begins. Her name is nasty, but affectionate and cozy word - "pension". We congratulate you and wish that this chapter becomes really affectionate and cozy for you. Now you can spend all your time with your grandchildren, as you have always dreamed of. And now the alarm clock will disturb you in the morning not hysterically calling you to work, but cheerfully calling you for a run in the park. And do not even think about sitting on a bench near the house, discussing schoolgirls in short skirts - it's too early for you to do this, you'll have time to do it. And better have fun, rejoice and do not forget about us - we will miss you very much. Good health to you and your loved ones, long years of happy life, well-being, prosperity and love. nine0003

Well, finally, the hour of freedom has come, dear colleague! Now you are free to do whatever you want, whenever you want. This is a dream come true. And health is still full, and children need attention, and - plans will become more and more every day. And there is time to do everything. Congratulations on your retirement, on new opportunities, on future new hobbies. And let retirement change life only for the better, bring with it moral satisfaction and contentment with fate.

How I envy you, colleague! Now you can ride a bike every day, sleep well, plant your own forest on the site, fish and chat with friends whenever you want ... And you don’t have to carry hateful reports to your boss anymore, endure his control and bad mood, answer endless questions, train stupid beginners and complete additional free tasks. I congratulate you on the happiness that has come to you and I wish you to fully enjoy every gorgeous minute presented by fate. nine0003

Dear Petr Petrovich, congratulations on your well-deserved rest. We know that you still have enough energy for ten people and you don’t want to rest ... Therefore, we wish you that peace does not come in your life, and that retirement does not turn into rest, but into a new, interesting, exciting and joyful path to new achievements. Now you do not have a boss and you will set tasks for yourself. This is wonderful and we are sure that you will have the strength and wisdom to set wonderful goals for yourself and achieve them. I wish you success, an easy path, good health and prosperity. nine0003

We wish you, dear and respected colleague, that your retirement becomes a springboard for you into a new, exciting life. We congratulate you on the beginning of a new stage in the development of your personality and may age not gain power over you, illnesses are bypassed, and energy is only coming. And so that your wisdom properly disposes of all this good. Let a pleasant surprise await you every day, youth does not leave you, and love surrounds you from all sides.

Dear colleague, you always had a lot of energy and you, like a locomotive, dragged our entire team to our numerous achievements with it. And like any energetic person, you think that the beginning of retirement is the end of life. But we want to tell you (and we want you to believe us, because before giving you advice, we consulted with a specialist psychologist) that you think so only because you still don’t know where to apply your energy and your strength , of which there are still many. As soon as you have an idea and a goal, the pension will no longer be a problem for you and will become an assistant. So, we congratulate you on the new opportunity that you already have, although you have not yet understood it. And we wish you to see the goal as soon as possible and direct your forces to it, achieve it and get a new buzz. And on the way to this goal, we wish you to get only pleasure, enjoy the road you are walking on and please yourself, your loved ones and all of us with your new achievements. nine0003

Our precious Solomon Solomonovich! Please accept our congratulations on the beginning of a new story in your life. Please also accept my sincere wishes for well-being and prosperity. Let this new page of your personal history be full of new, opening prospects, dreams come true, love, warmth and positive. Happy retirement, dear colleague!

Dear Spiridon Spiridonovich! We congratulate you on the long-awaited rest from work and the onset of freedom. We wish you to be an active pensioner, always cheerful, full of ideas and strength to implement them. But if you suddenly get bored, know that we will always have a job for you and we will be happy to wait for you back to our team. nine0003

Dear friend and colleague, I congratulate you on your well-deserved retirement leave. I know that it is difficult for an active person (like you) to imagine what you can do in retirement. I wanted to tell you not to forget how your head has always been filled with ideas and creative ideas. Yes, they just swarm in you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With such abilities of your body, you will quickly find something to do in retirement and you will again have a lot of things to do. And if your ideas are profitable and you need an assistant - call me to you, I will quickly come running. nine0003

And yes, I wish you a quick and easy period of adaptation to a new way of life and to new sensations. May your retirement open up new, positive opportunities for you. May all wishes come true.

Our dear colleague, golden comrade and friend, Ivan Ivanovich! Congratulations on your retirement. Finally, you can take full control of raising your grandchildren and make them the same cool people that you yourself are. Finally, you will stop pushing in the morning in a crowded bus. Finally, you can slowly sit with a book in a hammock in the country and not solve production tasks every minute. Finally, it will be possible to fulfill only your desires, and not the orders of the leadership . .. We wish you to enjoy this time from the bottom of your heart. May your well-deserved rest be the happiest time of your life. All the best to you. nine0003

Our dear (name)! I remember the day you came to our company. Since then, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge, you have not gone through the easiest career path. But now we can definitely say that your career has been a success! Not only was it a success, it has become a decoration of your professional life, a proof of your abilities, skills and talents. You can be proud of such a career story and tell your children and grandchildren as a cognitive and educational training. With all this, you have always remained and remain a model of a woman. We wish you that the new period of your life will be just as successful for you as your professional path. Let the new time bring you only joy, stay the same unfading and wise. Let health not leave you, creative ideas do not dry out, energy helps to realize all plans. Happy retirement, colleague! nine0003

Dear (name)! They say that with the onset of retirement, a person stops working. Ha, yes it continues to work! And begins to live! Because now everything he does, he does at the behest of his own soul and heart. Tomorrow you will find that there are more than enough jobs in retirement. She's just a different kind. We congratulate you and wish these discoveries to please you, bring positive and happiness to your life. Well, do not forget us, your experience cannot be ignored and we, of course, will use our acquaintance with you to bother you with our questions. Please, do not refuse, consult on an old friendship. I wish you good health, long happy years and family happiness. nine0003

Our dear, beloved (insert the correct name)! During our joint work, you have become for us not only a colleague, mentor, assistant and guiding star on the professional path, but also a real friend. We congratulate you on the new, calm time that is coming in your life and wish you to remain the same beautiful, stylish, feminine, joyful, mysterious and bewitching woman that we all know you. We will miss you very much. Let us visit you at least sometimes, use your advice, whisper in a friendly way "between us girls" and use your cunning, very creative and wise advice. And let retirement be a happy time for you, which you can fully devote to yourself and your own pleasures. Be happy! nine0003

Now is spring and it's time for a new, interesting period in your personal history, dear colleague. And yet, this is a time of change for the better and a time of new prosperity. We congratulate you on your long-awaited vacation and wish that the coming spring, together with the upcoming retirement vacation, make you happy, breathe new strength, new creative ideas and new energy into you to realize all this.

It's autumn, the most colorful time of the year, and it's a good time to leave your job and enjoy the most beautiful, guaranteed paid vacation - retirement. It's getting colder outside and this is a good moment to chat with friends leisurely enough, sitting in a warm place with a cup of your favorite tea. We wish you, dear colleague, to successfully adapt to the new daily routine, have a good rest during the autumn and winter, walk up, breathe, gain strength, and then, with renewed vigor, take on the fulfillment of your own desires, tasks and plans. After all, now you will have enough time for yourself, your personal life and your projects. We congratulate you on your retirement and wish you a new, retirement career that is no less brilliant than your previous professional path. nine0003

It's winter outside and it's a good time to retire. You will be able to fully experience all the delights of a well-deserved vacation, do not get up on a dark morning to work, do not return home after dark, do not brush off sneezing and coughing colleagues, do not endlessly struggle with drowsiness and with a harmful boss (who does not understand why employees sleep at work ). Yes, winter is a good time to calmly, slowly, taste a new life, gain strength, sleep enough and come to life again in the spring as a new, free person who fulfills his own orders, solely controls his life, his tasks, his regimen and his hobbies . Retirement is a thrill, no matter what anyone says. And we congratulate you on your new buzz, dear colleague. We wish you to realize your retirement as productively as you did for many years in the profession. nine0003

Dear colleague, your fate has chosen the best time to end your career - summer. You will have time to enjoy the warmth, grow crops on your plot, spend time with your grandchildren (who are just on vacation), make preparations for the winter, gain strength before the cold winter and calmly think about plans for the future. You are definitely a lucky woman. We congratulate you and wish that your new status (pensioner) brings you only pleasure and satisfaction. So that family joys make you no less happy than professional achievements. Also, we wish you to achieve new goals and that the path to them be easy, pleasant, and new successes be useful and highly appreciated by your loved ones. nine0003

20 ideas how to congratulate on retirement in an original, beautiful and creative way

Retirement is a special happy and a little sad event. Behind are the years of work, and ahead of the long-awaited vacation.

This event can be turned into a holiday. In the selection you will find original and interesting ideas, congratulations in poetry and prose on retirement.

Postcard "Happy retirement!"

Consider the following when choosing an idea:

  • age - do not touch this topic;
  • character – do not forget that people react differently when they retire, for some it is a holiday and a long-awaited vacation, while others do not want to say goodbye to work;
  • gender - women react more emotionally to life changes and are sentimental about congratulations, men are more restrained in showing emotions;
  • occupation - you can arrange a thematic farewell to retirement and give a present related to work. nine0079

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  • 20 Congratulations on retirement
    • 1: Audio congratulations by phone
    • 2: Name gifts
    • 3: Cake
    • 4: Portrait
    • 5: Photo Collage
    • 6: Presentation with photographs: Presentation with photographs: Presentation with photographs: Presentation with photos
    • 7: photo album
    • 8: poster
    • 9: bouquet
    • 10: balloon arrangement
    • 11: farewell to retirement
    • 12: surprise from colleagues from different places of work
    • 13: Video from colleagues and relatives
    • 14: congratulations on the advertising shield
    • 15: banquet
    • 16: Active pastime
    • 17: Journey
    • 18: Creative approach
    • 19: Flashmob
    • 20: Exhibition of labor exhibitions feats
  • Congratulations on retirement in your own words in prose
    • Congratulations from colleagues and boss
    • Congratulations from friends and relatives
  • Retirement congratulations in verse

20 retirement congratulation ideas

1: audio congratulations by phone

Below you can send a phone call with a song. There are options for men and women. You choose the time of the call. It will be a pleasant surprise for the newly minted pensioner.

2: personalized gifts

You can make a personalized gift to celebrate your retirement. It is not necessary to give an expensive thing, you can limit yourself to a modest but special souvenir. The inscription will make it so. It can be a short congratulation, a name or a profession. The inscription can be applied to a towel, blanket, bathrobe. Interesting options - T-shirts with an original print. nine0003

A man can be given a beer mug or a bottle with cognac glasses. Give a woman a vase, a plate or an apron.

Order a solid gift for your boss, for example, a globe bar. It looks like a regular globe, but you can store bottles and glasses inside. You can also present a retro phone or a music player. There are a lot of options.

3: cake

Modern pastries look like real works of art. In their design, you can beat the occupation. nine0003

For example, give your geography teacher a cake in the form of a globe or a map of your country. Give an office worker a cake in the form of a tie. A confectionery product with a white coat and a stethoscope is suitable for a doctor. Give the policeman sweets with shoulder straps, a cap and handcuffs. A woman can be pleased with a cake with cream flowers.

4: portrait

A newly-made pensioner alone or with colleagues can be depicted on canvas. At the same time, there is no need to tear people away from the work process - the artist will paint a portrait from a photograph. Order such a gift in advance so that it is delivered on time. nine0003

If you want to make your girlfriend or friend happy and know for sure that they have a good sense of humor, order a cartoon.

5: photo collage

Select some pictures of the person who is retiring. You can also collect photos from different places of work or with colleagues. They need to be combined into one shot using the application. It can be installed on a smartphone or computer.

Collage can be completed with beautiful words. Send it online or print it out. With this, you can make a large poster. It will be a great reminder of labor achievements. nine0003

6: presentation with photos

Another interesting version with photos. Presentations are created in Power Point. Often it is installed on the PC by default. This program is not difficult to understand.

Create some slides, complete them with beautiful words and add music. The presentation can be created in chronological order - from the first to the last days of work. You can collect pictures from different places of work.

7: photo album

Print work-related photos and stick them in an album. You can buy it or decorate with your own hands. On the cover of the photo album, the boss and colleagues can leave their wishes. nine0003

8: poster

A simple and inexpensive way to congratulate. Let colleagues and the boss write their words on paper with the wishes and qualities for which the employee was so valued. Alternatively, a poster can be left at the entrance to the office so that everyone can write their own words. You can also walk around the offices and ask colleagues to take part in the design of the poster. It can be supplemented with drawings or postcards.

Relatives can also congratulate in a similar way. So, grandchildren can make a poster for grandparents. It will turn out very cute and touching, because grandparents, like no one else, admire children's crafts. nine0003

9: bouquet

Surprise your woman with a large bouquet of roses. For example, you can agree that each colleague buys one rose. But then you need to make sure that they get an odd number.

You can also surprise a man with a bouquet. But then it will be made not from flowers, but from smoked meats, fish with beer, vegetables, fruits. The composition can be ordered or assembled independently.

10: Balloon Arrangement

Order a flower or a bouquet for a woman and a man or a vehicle for a man. Or just buy some balloons with cool inscriptions. They can be inflated by yourself or filled with helium in the store. nine0003 Postcard "Congratulations on your retirement!"

11: farewell to retirement

A great way to surprise a colleague or boss. Decorate your office with balloons, posters. Let the whole team gather and shout: “Surprise!”. Then arrange a small banquet. You can drink a bottle of champagne and tea with a cake. The option depends on the severity of the rules in the workplace.

12: a surprise from colleagues from different places of work

Few people worked in the same team. Sometimes you have to change several jobs and even professions. If the retiring person belongs to this category, then on the last working day or after it, you can gather colleagues from all institutions in which the newly-made pensioner has ever worked. nine0003

13: videos from colleagues and relatives

Unfortunately, not everyone can attend in person. In this case, you can make a video. Ask colleagues from different places of work to say a few words on a smartphone camera about a person who is retiring. Combine them into one video. It will turn out very touching.

Relatives can make a similar video. This option will be especially successful if the children cannot congratulate mom or dad in person. After all, the video can be recorded anywhere in the world. Ask as many people as possible to participate. nine0003

14: congratulations on a billboard

An original and colorful way to congratulate on retirement. On a billboard or lightbox, you need to place a photo of a person at the workplace. It needs to be supplemented with pleasant words about labor achievements or wishes for the future.

15: banquet

Have a real holiday for the retiree. You can set the table at home or at work. If the budget allows, arrange a banquet in a cafe or restaurant. You can book a holiday home. At the same time, gather all colleagues from the current place of work. Also invite former employees and relatives. nine0003

16: active pastime

To celebrate your retirement, you can go to a bowling alley or attend an interesting event, such as a concert.

17: travel

A solid retirement gift. The tour can be purchased by the whole team. Or involve the maximum possible number of relatives in buying it. If the gift is prepared by children, then they can go on a trip with mom and dad. Spending time together is the best gift for parents.

18: creative

Compose a song or poem for a newly retired person. They can be performed by the whole team - just give each one a line. The song can be sung in chorus. Or arrange a whole concert with theatrical skits.

19: flash mob

There are several options:

  • The first is a dance with colleagues. Choose simple movements that are easy to remember after the first rehearsal.
  • Second - surprise under the window. Gather with colleagues, relatives and friends under the office windows on the last working day. Tell everyone to bring a balloon. Call the person who is retiring and ask them to look out the window. When he completes the request, release the balloons.
  • Third - messages. Arrange with colleagues or relatives to send SMS at the same time. You can also use corporate mail - let each colleague send a letter of wishes. nine0079

20: Exhibition of Labor Achievements

Print out photographs that showcase the work achievements of a person retiring. Hang them in the hallway a few weeks before the last day of work. Let the whole team know how much a person has done for work.

Congratulations on retirement in your own words in prose

Congratulations from colleagues and boss

 We congratulate you on this joyful and a little sad day. We will remember with pleasure the years we worked together. You are a true role model. Thank you for your honest and hard work. We wish you good health, optimism, joyful moments and a relaxing holiday. nine0272 

Congratulations from friends and relatives

 This long-awaited day has come. Today you are retiring. And I wholeheartedly congratulate you on this event. A new page of life is turning, new horizons are opening up. Now you can do your favorite hobby and take a break from everyday work. I wish you health, joy, optimism. Let there be only bright events in the future. 

Congratulations on retirement in verse

 You worked hard, nice And they worked well. Well, it's time to rest Take a nap on the sofa. The pension has come, and let She doesn't make me sad Only happiness, pleasure, Life's best moments! nine0272 
 We heartily congratulate you With retirement We give out for work, of course, To the joy of the license. Relax and flutter Keeping the positive Rest carefree, Remembering the team! 
 Enjoy, relax, Famously meet retirement Travel to resorts Never be discouraged! 
 Pension - golden time It's coming for you! May good luck await More often fate pleases! 
 With a pension! Let this time Happy will be for you Problems are easily solved A lot of happiness and goodness awaits. 

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