Work Anniversary Messages

Work anniversary messages for colleagues

Work anniversaries get a company-wide post and a comment thread of clapping emojis. A card from the people they actually sit with is worth more than all of it.

These messages are grouped by how long they've been there, because one year and twenty years call for very different tones. There's a funny set too, for the colleague who'd find anything sincere excruciating.

Keep it short, name something they've actually done, and sign it properly.

Cards for the team to sign

Well done, thank you and congratulations designs, blank inside so the whole office can add a line.

Illustration of a smiling graduate in a cap and gown on a congratulations graduation card for him. Congratulations! You Did It Graduation Card For Him £3.87 Graduation card for her featuring a cheerful illustrated character wearing a black graduation cap and gown. Congratulations! You Did It Graduation Card For Her £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 Cheers M'dears Congratulations Card Cheers M'dears Congratulations Card £3.75

Shop congratulations cards

One year at work

  • One year in and you already run half the place. Happy work anniversary.
  • A whole year of you. Best hire we've made.
  • Happy first work anniversary. You survived the induction, the rest is easy.
  • One year down. Genuinely glad you're here.

Five and ten years

  • Five years, three office moves and one very bad coffee machine. Happy work anniversary.
  • Ten years. You've outlasted four managers and a rebrand.
  • Happy work anniversary. This place would be measurably worse without you.
  • A decade of doing the job properly. Thank you.

Twenty years and long service

  • Twenty years. You've seen this company change beyond recognition and kept it running throughout.
  • Two decades of steady, brilliant work. Thank you doesn't quite cover it.
  • Happy work anniversary. There's institutional knowledge, and then there's you.

Funny work anniversary messages

  • Happy work anniversary. Same desk, same chair, marginally better swivel.
  • Another year of pretending to enjoy meetings. Well done.
  • Congratulations on another year of not being found out.
  • Happy work anniversary. Your reward is more work.

Professional work anniversary wording

  • Congratulations on your work anniversary. Thank you for everything you bring to the team.
  • Marking another year of your contribution here, with real thanks.
  • Happy work anniversary, and thank you for the consistency and care you bring to it.

Thank you and well done cards

Blank inside so the whole team can sign before the meeting.

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 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 You're Awesome Retro Well Done Card You're Awesome Retro Well Done Card £3.75

Pin badges for the desk

A small, keepable way to mark the years.

Enamel pin badge featuring an illustration of a charming pigeon. Charming Pigeon Pin Badge £4.00 Feminist lapel pin badge featuring the inspirational quote Well behaved women rarely make history. Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History Lapel Pin Badge £4.00 Mystical Halloween-themed miniature Ouji board enamel lapel pin badge with letters and planchette design. Small Ouji Board Mystical Lapel Pin Badge £4.00 Funny LGBT enamel pin badge featuring a cat design and the wording "Much Gayer Than Originally Planned". Much Gayer Than Originally Planned LGBT Cat Pin Badge £4.00 Cheerful frog holding a pride rainbow heart enamel pin badge, ideal as an LGBT gift. Cheery Frog Holding Rainbow Heart Pin Badge £4.00 Heart-shaped enamel pin badge featuring the self-love quote "Love Yourself". Love Yourself Heart Pin Badge £4.00 What If It All Works Out Pin Badge What If It All Works Out Pin Badge £4.00 Cat Wrapped In Christmas Lights Pin Badge Cat Wrapped In Christmas Lights Pin Badge £4.00

Gifts to send with it

Candles, coasters and prints, made in the UK.

Colourful typography poster featuring the text You're Gonna Hear Me Roar from Katy Perry's song, unframed music print. You're Gonna Hear Me Roar Poster (Music Lyric Print) £8.00 Graphic music lyric print featuring a giant open mouth and lyrics from Lola Young's song Messy. Cause I'm Too Messy And Then I'm Too Fucking Clean (Music Lyric Prints) £8.00 Taylor Swift Who's Afraid of Little Old Me lyric print featuring minimalist black typography on a white background. Whose Afraid Of Little Old Me By Taylor Swift Music Lyrics Print £8.00 "Let It Be" Beatles lyric print featuring a guitar illustration and song lyrics, displayed as unframed wall art. "Let It Be" By The Beatles Inspired Music Lyrics Print (Guitar) £8.00 Humorous wall art print featuring four lined-up pints of Guinness stout and the text 'line. them. up.' with a white border. Line Them up Guinness Print (A4 & A3) £8.00 Colourful quote print featuring the text "If you're reading this then I love you, ok?" in bold, stylish typography. If You're Reading This Then I Love You, Ok? Quote Print (A4 & A3) £8.00 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 Motivational wall art print featuring the inspiring quote, "You're right where you're meant to be". You're Right Where You're Meant To Be Quote Print £6.00

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Frequently asked questions

What do you write for a work anniversary?

Name the number of years, name one thing they're genuinely good at, then thank them. "Five years, and you're still the only person who can calm a client down in one phone call. Thank you." That beats a generic line every time.

Should the company or the team send the card?

Both work, but the one people keep is the one their own team signed. If HR sends a formal note, the desk card from colleagues is the one that lands.

What's a good work anniversary gift?

Small and useful, not branded tat. A candle, a coaster set or a print for the desk works for almost anyone. See our new job gift ideas page for what suits which colleague.