Started a new job? 60 short wishes for a colleague to copy immediately (6 tones)

Someone in your team is starting a new job or role and you want to quickly send an appropriate wish that sounds professional yet personal.

Here you will find 60 ready-to-use phrases in six tones that you can copy one-on-one for cards, chat, mail or LinkedIn.

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Use these phrases for a professional congratulations via email, Teams, or LinkedIn.

  • Congratulations on your new job and good luck in your new role.
  • Congratulations on this great step in your career.
  • I wish you the best of luck and satisfaction in your new role.
  • Congratulations on your move and good luck with all the new responsibilities.
  • Good luck with your new employer and team.
  • Congratulations on your new job and have a great start.
  • I wish you a successful induction period and a strong start.
  • Congratulations on your new position and enjoy the new challenges.
  • Good luck with this next step and all the opportunities that come with it.
  • Congratulations and wish you many great results.
  • 😊 Happy new job wishes for a colleague

    Use these wishes if you want to keep things light and positive without becoming too informal.

  • Congratulations on your new job, you're really going to rock there.
  • What great news, lots of fun in your new role.
  • New job, new opportunities, I sincerely wish it to you.
  • Great for you, get it off to a great start.
  • Congratulations, this is the perfect fit for you.
  • Good luck, but above all a lot of job satisfaction.
  • What a great step, I look forward to hearing your first stories.
  • Congratulations and enjoy whatever comes your way.
  • I wish you great colleagues, great projects and a good start.
  • Great job, on to a fresh start with a lot of energy.
  • ❤️ Warm new job wishes for a colleague

    Use these phrases if you want to personally support someone in the change.

  • I am proud of you and wish you a great start in your new job.
  • You deserve this step, I wish you confidence and joy in your new role.
  • Congratulations, I hope you feel at home in your new team soon.
  • I want you to have a workplace where you can really grow and be yourself.
  • Good luck, and don't forget to enjoy this beautiful new phase.
  • You're going to do a great job, I believe in you.
  • Congratulations, I wish you peace of mind and energy in your work.
  • That your new job brings you as much happiness as you've earned.
  • I wish you happy people around you and work that makes you happy.
  • Congratulations on your new job, I'm here for you if you need anything.
  • 😂 Funny new job wishes for a colleague

    Use these wishes if you share humor and want to congratulate someone with a wink.

  • Congratulations on your new job, now all you have to do is remember where to leave your pass.
  • New job, new coffee machine, I wish you good bean quality.
  • Congratulations, I hope your new colleagues are as fun as you are.
  • Good luck, and pretend you've known everything for weeks.
  • Congratulations on your new role, time to nod professionally in meetings.
  • I wish you a smooth start and an inbox that doesn't explode right away.
  • New job, new opportunities, new passwords to forget.
  • Congratulations, you can pretend to know your way to the printer again.
  • Have fun, and remember: the first week is always the longest.
  • Congratulations, you will soon be the one to explain how it all works.
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    ✨ Inspiring new job wishes for a colleague

    Use these phrases if you want to give someone extra motivation and confidence.

  • Congratulations on your new job, this is the start of something great.
  • I wish you courage, growth and joy in everything you are about to do.
  • New steps take courage and you show that you have it.
  • Good luck, stay close to yourself and you'll come to your place.
  • Congratulations, I hope your work energizes you and strengthens your talent.
  • Make room for learning, dare to ask and enjoy your growth.
  • I wish you challenges that excite you and successes that make you proud.
  • Congratulations, your efforts will take you exactly where you should be.
  • Good luck, let your new role be a stepping stone to even more.
  • I wish you confidence in your choices and joy in every milestone.
  • 😏 Slightly sarcastic wishes for a colleague

    Only use these phrases if you are teasing each other and sarcasm is good.

  • Congratulations on your new job, I'm really going to miss your productivity.
  • New job, good, now you can survive the meetings elsewhere.
  • Congratulations, finally a place where they don't know what to put off yet.
  • Good luck, and don't try to improve everything right away on the first day.
  • Congratulations, I hope your new team is as tolerant as we are.
  • New job, new rules, new chances to accidentally break them.
  • Good luck, and pretend you've actually read the handbook.
  • Congratulations, I expect a promotion for you within a week.
  • Have fun, and don't forget to pretend to be busy from time to time.
  • Congratulations on your new role, leave the chaos to you.
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