Farewell — Email Wording
A professional farewell email should communicate the departure plainly, recognize the people or work that mattered, and keep future-contact details optional. It is different from a formal resignation notice, which communicates the employment decision to the appropriate recipient.
A concise version is: “Friday is my final day with the team. Thank you for the support and collaboration over the past three years. I’ve especially valued our work on the Atlas launch.”
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
Use Resignation — Email Wording for formal notice of the decision to resign; use this page for goodbye messages to colleagues or broader groups.
Further guidance
Appreciation
Acknowledge shared work or support with concrete but concise wording.
Departure
State when you are leaving if the timing is useful to recipients.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
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