farewell e-mail at work

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I'm thinking of composing a farewell/ see you again e-mail to the department I am due to leave.

Any ideas? wanted to write something nice but very professional.
 
Sp00n said:
Really? You need help saying goodbye?
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There's a lot of it about today. I serioulsly think it's someone having a laugh.

How do i say goodbye? type it.
How do i find out the price of an online thing i want to do? google it, or go to the website.
How do i talk to my dad? How the hell shoudl we know? he's your dad. Or were you hoping we suggest an intricate plan of action with flowers and dancing girls and slight of hand?
 
psd99 said:
I'm thinking of composing a farewell/ see you again e-mail to the department I am due to leave.

Any ideas? wanted to write something nice but very professional.
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Don't bother. They're almost always cringingly false and contrived, with less than an ounce of truth in them. If you have genuine positive feelings about the people you work with then you should know how to get them down (apart from '...and especially Suzie, who's boobs have helped me through the long days').
 
'Dear Co-Workers,

As many of you probably know, tomorrow is my last day. But before I leave, I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know what a great and distinct pleasure it has been to type "Tomorrow is my last day."

For nearly as long as I've worked here, I've hoped that I might one day leave this company. And now that this dream has become a reality, please know that I could not have reached this goal without your unending lack of support. Words cannot express my gratitude for the words of gratitude you did not express.

I would especially like to thank all of my managers: in an age where miscommunication is all too common, you consistently impressed and inspired me with the sheer magnitude of your misinformation. It takes a strong man to admit his mistake - it takes a stronger man to attribute his mistake to me.

You have taught me more than I could ever ask for and, in most cases, ever did ask for. I have been fortunate enough to work with some absolutely interchangeable supervisors on a wide variety of seemingly identical projects - an invaluable lesson in overcoming daily tedium in overcoming daily tedium in overcoming daily tedium.

Your demands were high and your patience short, but I take great solace knowing that my work was, as stated on my annual review, "mostly satisfactory." That is the type of praise that sends a woman home happy after even a 10 hour day, smiling her way through half a bottle of mostly satisfactory scotch.

And to most of my peers: even though we barely acknowledged each other within these office walls, I hope that in the future, should we pass on the street, you will regard me the same way as I regard you: sans eye contact.

But to those few souls with whom I've actually interacted, here are my personalized notes of farewell:

To X : I will always remember sharing lunch with you, despite having clearly labeled it with my name.

To Y : I will miss detecting your flatulence as much as you will clearly miss walking past my cubicle to deliver it.

And finally, to Z : you were right - I tested positive. We'll talk later.

So, in parting, if I could pass on any word of advice to the individual who will soon be filling my position, it would be to cherish this experience like a sponge and soak it up like a good woman, because a job opportunity like this comes along only once in a lifetime.

Meaning : if I had to work here again in this lifetime, I would sooner kill myself.

Very truly yours',
 
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