Quitting a team is always a mixed feeling because you work with your team members and develop some sort of bond with them. It is crucial to say thank you to your team whether you are transferring to another company, retiring, or taking a sabbatical.
Below are some samples of thank you messages for colleagues when leaving your Barclays company and these messages can be used in making sure that you maintain a good relationship with your colleagues.
1. Thank you for your support
I wish to thank you for all the support and guidance you have offered me in the years that we have been working together. Your encouragement has been so helpful and I appreciate the chance to have been working with you. I will miss the daily interactions and hope to meet you again in the future.
- Gratitude for the memories
I have really enjoyed working with you and will miss the time that I spent with you so much, from the Nando’s team lunch to the Beatles blasting through the office speakers, everything was great.
3. Appreciation for the team spirit
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for creating a great atmosphere at work, and for our cooperation on numerous projects, including those with such a giant as ARM Holdings (software design company based in Cambridge), I am grateful for having such great colleagues.”
4. Recognition of hard work and dedication
”I am grateful for your efforts and passion that you have been demonstrating throughout the year; you all have been instrumental in the team’s success throughout the year. I have gained a lot from your commitment to excellence, and I will miss the debates we had on the latest trends in the Ocado Group which is a tech industry.
5. Acknowledgment of personal growth
It has been my pleasure to learn from you and grow with you in this company as well as in the tech industry in general. Your guidance and support have been invaluable to my personal and professional development. Thank you for being an integral part of my growth journey.
6. Final farewell
However, I am sad to be parting with such a great team behind me. Thank you for the good times, the jokes, and the company. I hope to keep in touch and hear all about the other accomplishments you will achieve in the future. Thank you, and farewell messages for colleagues when leaving.
Here are some thank you messages you can use for your colleagues when leaving, just to get you started. It is always advisable to use the name of the person you are addressing and incorporate experiences that you have had together as this will make your farewell even more special.
Always remember that a simple thank you can go a long way in helping you build your relationships with your peers.
Tips for crafting your message
When writing your thank you messages for colleagues when leaving, keep the following tips in mind:
- Be sincere: It is always good to receive compliments especially when they are real. Open your mouth and tell your colleagues what they mean to you.
- Be specific: Be specific with the projects, experiences or moments that you have with the team that made it remarkable. This makes the message more personal and not a copy and paste kind of note.
- Stay positive: Try to remember the positive moments you had with your colleagues and the good times that you had together. This has a positive and lasting effect on the audience.
- Express hope for the future: Express your willingness to maintain the current relationship or do business in the future. This preserves the future working relations between the professionals.
Conclusion
Writing warm messages to say thank you to colleagues when leaving can help to ease the tension when one is leaving the organisation. It demonstrates to the people that you have worked with that you value and respect them, and it is also a way of keeping in touch with other professionals.
