Thank You Messages For Your Boss

Thank you messages for your boss

Thanking your boss is awkward for one reason: anything too gushing reads as angling for something. The trick is to be specific and stop there.

Below are thank you messages for a manager grouped by the reason you're writing, whether they're leaving, you're leaving, they backed you for a promotion, or they were decent about something difficult.

Say what they did, say what difference it made, sign your name. Three lines is plenty.

Thank you cards for the office

Thank you and well done designs, blank inside so the whole team can sign before their last day.

A colourful greeting card featuring a playful certificate design that reads 'World's Best Colleague' on a white background. Happy Birthday Card For The World's Best Colleague £3.87 Guinness themed thank you card with a pint of stout illustration and the pun text Tanks A Million. Tanks A Million (Guinness Themed Thank You Card) £3.87 Thank you card showing an illustrated pint of Guinness with a cheeky message about celebrating with a stout. Thank You! (This Calls For a Guinness Thank You Card) £3.87 Personalised Hyrox congratulations card featuring an illustrated finisher medal with customisable race time and location. Personalised Well Done On The Hyrox Card (Well Done Card) £3.87 Celebrate That SLAAAAAY! Well Done Card Celebrate That SLAAAAAY! Well Done Card £3.87 Thank You Gold Foil Velvet Greeting Card (A6) Thank You Gold Foil Velvet Greeting Card (A6) £4.49

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Thank you to a boss who's leaving

  • Thank you for making this a place people actually want to work. Good luck with the next one. Shop this card
  • You backed us when it would have been easier not to. We won't forget that.
  • Best manager any of us have had, and we've compared notes. Thank you.
  • Thank you for the trust, the honesty and the two years of not micromanaging anyone.

Thank you when you're the one leaving

  • Thank you for everything you've taught me here. I'm taking most of it with me. Shop this card
  • I learned more in this job than in the three before it, and that's down to you.
  • Thank you for the chance, and for the patience in the first six months.
  • Leaving with a lot of gratitude. Thank you for backing me.

Thank you for a promotion or a reference

  • Thank you for putting my name forward. It made all the difference.
  • Thank you for the reference, and for the honest feedback that got me ready for it.
  • I know you fought for this one. Thank you.

Thank you for support through something hard

  • Thank you for how you handled things when I needed time. It meant a great deal.
  • You made a difficult few months a lot easier than they could have been. Thank you.
  • Thank you for treating me like a person rather than a resource.

Professional thank you wording

  • Thank you for your guidance and support this year. It's genuinely appreciated.
  • With thanks for your leadership and for the opportunities you've given the team.
  • Grateful for your support and looking forward to what comes next.

Funny thank you messages for a manager

  • Thank you for approving every holiday request without asking why.
  • Thanks, boss. Best of a very mixed bunch.
  • Thank you for pretending not to notice the Friday afternoons.
  • You're the reason this team runs. Also the reason for the meetings, but we'll let that go.

Thank you cards

Blank inside, printed in the UK, posted first class.

Guinness themed thank you card with a pint of stout illustration and the pun text Tanks A Million. Tanks A Million (Guinness Themed Thank You Card) £3.87 Thank you and well done greeting card featuring a star design and the wording "You're a Star". You're a Star (Thank You or Well Done Card) £3.87 Thank you card showing an illustrated pint of Guinness with a cheeky message about celebrating with a stout. Thank You! (This Calls For a Guinness Thank You Card) £3.87 Thank You Gold Foil Velvet Greeting Card (A6) Thank You Gold Foil Velvet Greeting Card (A6) £4.49 Landscape thank you greeting card featuring vibrant, colourful letters spelling out "Thank You" for a colleague or friend. Thank You Card With Colourful Letters (Landscape) £3.87 Best Teacher Ever thank you greeting card featuring multiple school subjects in a modern typographic design. Best Teacher Ever (Multiple Subjects) Thank You Card For Teachers £3.87 Typographic greeting card displaying bold text 'thank you sooo fucking much' with a matching brown kraft envelope. Thank You Sooo Fucking Much (Thank You Card For Colleague Or Friend) £3.87 Pink and purple gradient thank you card with white bold text reading 'Thanks For Everything You Fabulous Human Being'. Thank For Everything You Fabulous Human Being (Thank You Card For Colleague Or Friend) £3.87

Leaving and good luck cards

For a manager moving on, or for your own last day.

Whose Gonna Make The Brews Now? Leaving Card Whose Gonna Make The Brews Now? Leaving Card £3.87 Good Luck For Your New Life in Dubai Card Good Luck For Your New Life in Dubai Card £3.87 See You Later, Alligator (Funny Good Luck Card) See You Later, Alligator (Funny Good Luck Card) £3.75 Ciao, Bitch (Italian-themed Goodbye & Good Luck Card) Ciao, Bitch (Italian-themed Goodbye & Good Luck Card) £3.87 A square white greeting card featuring the bold black text 'Adios, Bitch' in a stylish, playful font. Adios, Bitch (Spanish-themed Goodbye & Good Luck Card) £3.87 'Rock On' hand gesture good luck card, ideal for a new job or congratulations. "Rock On" Good Luck Card £3.87 Good Luck In New York Moving Away Card Good Luck In New York Moving Away Card £3.87 Good Luck Down Under greeting card featuring a classic Australian cork hat illustration on a vibrant green background. Good Luck Down Under Moving to Australia Good Luck Card £3.87

Gifts to send with it

Candles, coasters and badges, made in the UK.

Pack of 6 Minimalist Wooden Drinks Coasters Pack of 6 Minimalist Wooden Drinks Coasters £4.50 Square drinks coaster with the humorous text Relax I Have a Spreadsheet For That, ideal gift for office colleagues. Relax I Have a Spreadsheet For That Funny Drinks Coaster £3.75 Pack of 6 Fun Cartoon Drinks Coasters Pack of 6 Fun Cartoon Drinks Coasters £4.50 Pack of 6 Fun Geometric Pattern Drinks Coasters Pack of 6 Fun Geometric Pattern Drinks Coasters £4.50 Harry Potter Wax Seal Drinks Coaster in Maroon & Gold Harry Potter Wax Seal Drinks Coaster in Maroon & Gold £5.99 Pack of 4 Powerpuff Girls Drinks Coasters Pack of 4 Powerpuff Girls Drinks Coasters £6.00 Best Mummy in the World Drinks Coaster Best Mummy in the World Drinks Coaster £3.99 World’s Best Dad Wooden Coaster World’s Best Dad Wooden Coaster £4.00

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Frequently asked questions

What do you write in a thank you card for your boss?

Name one specific thing they did, say what difference it made, then thank them plainly. Three lines beats a paragraph, and it never reads as if you want something.

Is it appropriate to give your boss a gift?

A card on its own is always fine. If the team is chipping in for a leaving gift, £3 to £5 a head is normal in the UK. Avoid expensive individual gifts to a current manager.

What should you not write in a thank you card to a manager?

Skip inside jokes about other colleagues, anything about pay, and over-the-top praise. Keep it specific, warm and short.