60 original congratulatory texts for your colleague's retirement

In this article, you will find 60 short and original congratulatory texts for your colleague's retirement, so that you always have an appropriate wish for a card, mail or speech.

Each tone contains ten concrete sentences that you can immediately copy and use to wish your colleague an unforgettable start to retirement.

🎉 Warm retirement wishes for a colleague

Use these warm retirement texts if you want to congratulate your colleague in a personal and warm way.

  • Congratulations on your retirement, I wish you a new phase full of rest, health and happy memories
  • What a milestone, enjoy all the extra time for yourself and the people you love
  • Thank you for all the great cooperation and I wish you a wonderful, carefree retirement.
  • I hope every day of retirement feels like a well-deserved little vacation
  • May your retirement be filled with love, friendship and moments you've been looking forward to for years
  • You're leaving a warm trail in the workplace and I wish you an equally warm retirement
  • Good luck in this new phase of life where nothing is necessary and everything is allowed
  • I wish you endless days of little moments of happiness in your retirement
  • Thank you for your involvement and fun, I hope your pension will be as valuable as your efforts here
  • May your retirement take you where your heart has wanted to go all along
  • 📝 Formal retirement wishes for a colleague

    Use these formal retirement texts if your colleague is not very close or if you want to keep the wish business and professional.

  • Congratulations on your retirement and wish you good luck and health in this new phase
  • Thank you for your professional efforts over the past few years and I wish you a well-deserved and relaxed retirement
  • I wish you a pleasant and meaningful way to spend your retirement period
  • May this new phase of life bring you peace, satisfaction and beautiful new experiences
  • Thank you for your pleasant cooperation and I wish you all the best for the future
  • With your departure, the organization will lose valuable strength and I wish you a prosperous retirement
  • I hope that in your retirement you will find the time for everything you didn't get around to before.
  • I would like to congratulate you on reaching this special milestone in your career
  • I wish you good health and enjoy everything you will do during your retirement.
  • That your retirement period may be filled with rest, inspiration and precious moments
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    😄 Funny retirement wishes for a colleague

    Use these funny retirement texts if your colleague has a sense of humor and you want to keep the message light.

  • Congratulations on your retirement, from now on, every day is Saturday unless your calendar is already full of outings
  • Finally freed from meetings, now still escape from all the chores at home, good luck with it
  • Welcome to the world where coffee breaks last longer than the to-do list
  • You're now going from full-time colleague to full-time hedonist, I'm jealous.
  • No more targets except on the golf course or in the garden, have fun practicing!
  • Your retirement starts today, so be sure to turn off your alarm and relax.
  • Congratulations, your boss is now officially your own agenda, hopefully you guys agree a bit.
  • From now on, your only traffic jam is the line at the bakery on a Saturday morning, enjoy!
  • You don't have to go to the office anymore, but I do count on vacation photos in the group app.
  • Thanks for all the humor in the workplace and hope you enjoy your new full-time hobby, retirement!
  • 🤝 Collegiate pension wishes for a colleague

    Use these collegiate retirement texts if you want to say goodbye in a friendly yet work-related way.

  • Colleague, thanks for all the support and cooperation, I wish you a retirement where you can shine as much as here.
  • You were always a great source of information and sparring partner and I hope you now find just as much satisfaction outside of work.
  • I wish you a retirement where you can finally carry out all the plans you talked about in the coffee breaks
  • A lot of knowledge will go out with your departure, but I hope that at least as much fun will come back for you.
  • You were a stable factor in the team and I now wish you a period where you are central.
  • I wish you many new experiences, but hope you will think of us from time to time.
  • Thank you for all the times you were ready, I wish you a pension where others are also ready for you
  • You leave an empty space in the office, but I hope that your agenda outside the office will soon be filled.
  • I wish you lots of time for hobbies, friends and everything that had to wait while working.
  • May your retirement be as collegial and inspiring as you were here before us.
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    💌 Short and strong retirement wishes for a colleague

    Use these short retirement texts if you're short on space on a card or want to send a quick yet personal message.

  • Congratulations on your retirement, enjoy every moment
  • Good luck and health in your retirement
  • Thank you for everything and wish you a wonderful retirement
  • A new chapter begins, make something beautiful out of it
  • Enjoy the peace, freedom and the little things
  • Wishing you many beautiful days and unforgettable moments
  • You've earned it, a carefree pension for you
  • All the best for this new phase in your life
  • I wish you a retirement filled with fun and relaxation
  • Thank you for collaborating and enjoy your free time
  • 🌟 Inspiring retirement wishes for a colleague

    Use these inspiring retirement texts if you want to encourage your colleague to start this new phase of life with confidence and enthusiasm.

  • I wish you retirement will be the beginning of the best period of your life.
  • May you now find the space to pursue dreams you've long postponed
  • Let this new phase be an invitation to reinvent yourself
  • You are closing a valuable chapter and I wish you an even richer sequel
  • I hope you start each new day in retirement with curiosity and gratitude
  • May your time now be filled with what gives you energy instead of what you need
  • Your efforts here have been inspiring and I wish you a future where you are fully inspired again.
  • I hope you will discover in retirement how many more wonderful aspects life has for you.
  • See your pension as a blank page where you can write the story yourself in the coming years
  • I wish you courage to try new things and rest to fully enjoy what is already good