Retirement Wishes

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Retirement is an important milestone that crowns years of work and opens up time for yourself, family, hobbies and travel. Colleagues, managers and loved ones are congratulated with gratitude for their experience and wishes of good health and new joys. Below are short retirement wishes, messages for a colleague, a boss, a woman or a man, official texts from the team, funny wishes and poems. Other big moments — a new home, a new job, an engagement — are in our collection of wishes for life events. For gift ideas, see retirement gifts.

Related collections: birthday wishes for a colleague, birthday wishes for a boss and milestone birthday wishes.

Short retirement wishes

• Congratulations on your well-deserved retirement! Health, energy and new joys.
• Here’s to a new chapter! May every day be a weekend and every morning a good one.
• Happy retirement! Time for yourself, your family and long-awaited dreams.
• Enjoy your well-earned rest! May life be calm and your health strong.

For a colleague

• Dear colleague, congratulations on your retirement! Thank you for years of teamwork, wise advice and warmth. We will miss you!
• Congratulations on your new chapter! May the experience of your working years serve you well in new hobbies.
• Happy retirement! Drop by any time — our office door is always open for you.

For a boss

• Dear boss, congratulations on your well-deserved retirement! Thank you for your wisdom, support and example of professionalism. Good health and many happy years.
• Thank you for the years you led our team forward. May every day now be devoted to what brings you joy.

For a woman or a man

• Mom, congratulations on your retirement! Finally, time for the garden, books and grandchildren. We love you so much.
• Dad, enjoy your well-earned rest! May the fishing be great and your health strong.
• My love, here’s to a new chapter! Now we have more time to travel and for each other.

Official wishes from the team

• The whole team warmly congratulates you on your well-deserved retirement! Thank you for many years of dedicated work, professionalism and commitment. We wish you good health, wellbeing and joy every day.

Funny retirement wishes

• Happy retirement! Now you have 7 weekends a week and no boss at all.
• Happy retirement! You can throw away the alarm clock and take a holiday every day.
• Congratulations! You are now an officially certified expert in relaxation.

Retirement poems

We see you off to well-earned rest,
And wish you all the very best,
May every day bring joy anew
And many happy years for you!

Now there is time for family,
For garden, books and travel too,
May every day be bright and free
And bring new happiness to you!

Retirement gifts

For a retirement send-off, long-lasting flowers and a gift for leisure work well — a fruit basket, a hobby kit or a travel voucher.

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More options in our flowers for a colleague and gift baskets sections.

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FAQ

What to wish someone on retirement?

Health, energy, peace, time for family and hobbies, and gratitude for their years of work.

What to give a colleague who is retiring?

Flowers or a potted orchid, a fruit basket, a hobby kit, or a voucher for travel or relaxation.

How to congratulate a retiring boss?

Officially, on behalf of the team, with thanks for their experience and support, plus flowers and a memorable gift.

A half-round milestone: 65th birthday wishes.

Every year on 1 October it is worth saying warm words to retirees, parents and older neighbours — see our International Day of Older Persons wishes.

If a colleague is changing jobs rather than retiring, see farewell messages for colleagues.

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Author: Maria Svitlovir

Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.