Work and colleagues guides

Office parties, leaving dos, promotions and messages for colleagues. There are 12 guides in this section, all free to read and copy from.

Every one is written for a specific moment rather than in general, so pick the closest fit and take the lines you need.

• Work Christmas party ideas
  Over 40 work Christmas party ideas, from a £5-a-head office afternoon to a full venue night out, with UK costs.
• The work Christmas party: planning it, running it, surviving it
  A planning timeline, per-head budgets, the UK tax rules and the etiquette everyone pretends they already know.
• Office Christmas party games
  Thirty office Christmas party games, sorted by how long they take and how brave your team is.
• What to write in a leaving card for a colleague
  Over 60 leaving card messages for a colleague, sorted by short, funny, heartfelt, formal and barely-knew-them.
• Work colleague leaving gift ideas
  Leaving gift ideas by budget, plus how to run the collection without chasing people for a week.
• Office party ideas
  Office party ideas beyond December: summer parties, leaving dos, milestones and low-effort Friday afternoons.
• Work party games
  Thirty work party games sorted by group size, from two-minute icebreakers to a full hour.
• Team building ideas
  Over 40 team building ideas sorted by budget and time, from a ten-minute Monday round to a full away day.
• Work party invite wording
  Ready-to-send invite wording for work parties, plus the six details every office invitation should carry.
• Office party themes and decorations
  Office party themes people will actually join in with, plus a decoration setup you can do in ten minutes.
• Leaving do ideas
  Leaving do ideas by budget and mood, with the running order, speech rules and collection etiquette.
• Office birthday ideas
  Office birthday ideas, card etiquette and a fair policy so the same person isn't always buying the cake.

Other guide topics

• Best of: cards and gifts
• What to write in a card
• Messages by recipient
• Sorry, etiquette and awkward moments
• How much to spend
• Jokes and humour
• Puns and wordplay
• Rhymes, poems and quotes
• Riddles and quizzes
• Games and activities
• Party planning
• Decorations and how-to
• Fancy dress and themes
• Celebrations
• Speeches and toasts
• Cheering someone up
• Feel-good reading
• Christmas and seasonal
• Secret Santa
• Festivals and world celebrations
• Christenings and faith milestones
• Charity and fundraising
• Badges and pins
• Card design and how cards work

Back to all guides

Where to shop next

• All guides
• Card ideas
• Browse all cards
• Planning the party? Birthday party ideas
• How to make a balloon arch
• Photo booth prop ideas
• Gifts to make someone smile
• Thinking of you gifts
• Funny Leaving Cards for Colleagues - shop the range
• Funny New Job Cards for Colleagues - shop the range
• Funny Retirement Cards - shop the range

Frequently asked questions

How many work and colleagues guides are there?

There are 12 in this section, and the full directory has 267 guides across 25 topics.

Are these free to use?

Yes. Copy any message, joke or checklist straight into a card or a party plan. You do not need to buy anything.