Farewell message for a colleague
A warm, professional farewell for a colleague, in card, group-chat and speech versions. Paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok or Claude, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude
- Status
- Tested 9 Oct 2026 in Grok, 9 Oct 2026 (one run; model id not exposed)
- Test settings
- The page's exact default prompt was run once in Grok on 9 Oct 2026. The default details already written on the page were the input. They are illustrative, not a record of a real event. ChatGPT and Gemini were not used. The first result was kept.
- Variability
- A different set of details, or another run, will change the wording. This is the first result for the defaults on this page.
Prompt
Write a farewell message for my colleague Suresh, who is retiring after 32 years. Our working relationship: he trained me in my first year and sat at the next desk for five years One thing I will remember: he always kept a spare pen and a calm answer for every customer Give me 3 versions: 1. Farewell card (3–4 lines). 2. Team group chat or email (5–6 lines, suitable for everyone to read). 3. A 45-second spoken tribute for the farewell gathering. Rules: Warm but professional; no inside jokes that others would not understand, and nothing about pay, conflicts or why they are leaving beyond what I said. Use only the facts I gave; do not invent projects or achievements. Offer a version from the whole team next.
Customise
For example: Suresh.
For example: retiring after 32 years.
For example: he trained me in my first year and sat at the next desk for five years.
For example: he always kept a spare pen and a calm answer for every customer.
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Example output
Actual tested output. The notes used for this result are an example, not a real event. This box is not copied. Replace the notes above with your own before you paste the prompt.
1. Farewell card Suresh, thank you for training me in my first year. For five years your desk was next to mine. I will remember the spare pen and the calm answer you had for every customer. Wishing you well in your retirement after 32 years. 2. Team group chat or email Suresh is retiring after 32 years. He trained me in my first year, and he sat at the next desk for five years. I will remember that he always kept a spare pen and a calm answer for every customer. Thank you, Suresh, for that steadiness. We wish you well in retirement. Anyone who wants to add a memory of their own can reply in this thread. 3. Spoken tribute (about 45 seconds) Suresh, I want to thank you as you retire after 32 years. You trained me in my first year. For five years you sat at the next desk. What I will remember is simple. You always kept a spare pen, and you had a calm answer for every customer. That is the memory I am keeping. I will not try to list projects or speak for anyone else. From me, thank you for the training, for those five years at the next desk, and for that calm. I wish you well in your retirement. A whole-team version is next, using only the fact the group can share. The pen, the calm answers, the training, and the five years at the next desk are your memories, so they are not put in the team's mouth. Team version, if the team agrees to send it: Suresh is retiring after 32 years. Thank you for those years of work with this team. We wish you well in retirement. If the team wants one shared memory named, add only a memory the team confirms: [team-confirmed memory].
How to use it
- Open ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok or Claude.
- Paste the prompt and replace the [BRACKETS] with your details.
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How to use this prompt
- Fill Customise with your real details. Do not let the tool guess a missing fact. Write the missing information clearly if you need to.
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Good to know
- Tone expectations vary by workplace; trim the spoken version if your office keeps farewells short. Run once in Grok on 9 Oct 2026 using the illustrative defaults on this page. Check the draft against your own facts before you use it.
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