20 ChatGPT Prompts to Write Farewell and Goodbye Messages
A good farewell message captures what someone meant before they head off. These 20 prompts cover coworkers leaving, friends moving away, bosses, and the group card everyone has to sign. Paste in details like [their name], [how you know them], and [a shared memory], and choose heartfelt or funny.
In short: This page contains 20 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 5 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.
For a Coworker Leaving
4 promptsHeartfelt Goodbye to a Colleague
1/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a sincere three-to-four sentence farewell for coworker [name] leaving for [new job or reason], naming [projects or years] you worked on together. Fill those details, then send it before their last day.
Help me write a warm farewell message for my coworker [name] who is leaving for [new job or reason]. We worked together on [projects or years]. Sincere, wishing them well, about 3 to 4 sentences.
Pro tip: Name what you actually worked on together to make it personal.
For a Coworker You Were Close To
2/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a personal three-to-four sentence farewell for [name], a coworker who became a friend, mentioning [inside joke, coffee runs, what I will miss]. Add what you will actually miss, then send it privately.
Write a personal farewell message for [name], a coworker who became a real friend, now leaving. Mention [inside joke, coffee runs, what I will miss]. Warm and a little emotional, about 3 to 4 sentences.
Pro tip: Little rituals, like the coffee runs, are what people miss most.
Keeping in Touch After They Go
3/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a short farewell to [name] that makes clear you want to stay in touch, suggesting [lunch, staying connected on LinkedIn]. Propose the real next step, then put a date on it.
Help me write a short farewell message to [name] that makes clear I want to stay in touch after they leave, suggesting [lunch, staying connected on LinkedIn]. Friendly, about 2 to 3 sentences.
Pro tip: A concrete way to keep in touch makes stay in touch actually happen.
Wishing Them Well in the New Role
4/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a professional but warm three-sentence farewell for [name] moving to [new role or company], congratulating them and sending confidence for the new chapter. Send your note on their last week, then wish them well without lingering.
Write a professional but warm farewell for [name] moving to [new role or company]. Congratulate them and send confidence for the new chapter. About 3 sentences.
Pro tip: Focus on excitement for their future, not just the loss to your team.
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For a Friend Moving Away
4 promptsHeartfelt Goodbye to a Moving Friend
5/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a heartfelt four-sentence farewell for friend [name] moving to [place], mentioning [a favorite memory] and how much they mean to you. Put that memory in, then send it before they go.
Help me write a heartfelt farewell for my friend [name] moving to [place]. Mention [a favorite memory] and how much they mean to me. Emotional and genuine, about 4 sentences.
Pro tip: One vivid shared memory says more than a list of nice adjectives.
This Is Not Goodbye
6/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a hopeful three-sentence note for [name] moving away, framing it as see you later, with a plan to [visit, call weekly]. Pick a plan you will keep, then schedule the first call.
Write a warm message for [name] moving away, framing it as see you later rather than goodbye, with a plan to [visit, call weekly]. Hopeful, about 3 sentences.
Pro tip: Turning goodbye into a plan softens the sting for both of you.
Excited for Their New Adventure
7/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a three-sentence note for [name] starting a new life in [place], missing them while genuinely celebrating the adventure. Send your excited version, then let them look forward instead of guilty.
Help me write a message for [name] starting a new life in [place]. I will miss them but I am genuinely excited for them. Celebrate the adventure, about 3 sentences.
Pro tip: Let them feel free to be excited, not guilty for leaving.
For a Friend Moving Far or Abroad
8/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a heartfelt three-to-four sentence farewell for [name] moving [far away or abroad to a country], honest about the distance and promising the friendship holds. Send it before the flight, then keep the first check-in on your calendar.
Write a heartfelt farewell for [name] moving [far away or abroad to a country]. Acknowledge the distance honestly while promising the friendship holds. About 3 to 4 sentences.
Pro tip: Acknowledge the distance is real; empty it will be fine rings hollow.
For a Boss or Mentor
4 promptsFarewell to a Departing Boss
9/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a respectful three-to-four sentence farewell for boss [name], thanking them for [what they taught me or how they led]. Name a real lesson they gave you, then send it as email or a card.
Help me write a respectful, warm farewell for my boss [name] who is leaving. Thank them for [what they taught me or how they led]. Sincere and professional, about 3 to 4 sentences.
Pro tip: Point to one specific thing they taught you; it feels earned, not flattering.
Thanking a Mentor as They Leave
10/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a genuine three-sentence farewell to mentor [name] moving on, expressing how they shaped your growth through [example]. Add that example, then send it so they hear the thanks.
Write a heartfelt farewell to [name], a mentor at work who is moving on. Express how they shaped my growth through [example]. Genuine, about 3 sentences.
Pro tip: Telling a mentor their impact lasted is the best goodbye gift.
Professional and Concise
11/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a brief two-sentence professional farewell to senior leader [name], who you did not know closely, on their departure. Keep it appropriate, then send it without adding extra familiarity.
Help me write a brief, professional farewell message to [name], a senior leader I did not know closely, on their departure. Respectful and appropriate, about 2 sentences.
Pro tip: For a leader you barely knew, keep it gracious and short.
When You Are the One Leaving
12/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a gracious three-to-four sentence farewell from you to your [boss or team] as you leave [company] for [reason], thanking them for [experience]. Check the reason is one you will share, then send it on your way out.
Write a farewell message from me to my [boss or team] as I leave [company] for [reason]. Grateful, warm, and gracious, thanking them for [experience]. About 3 to 4 sentences.
Pro tip: Leave warmly; you never know when your paths will cross again.
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Funny and Lighthearted
4 promptsPlayful Goodbye to a Coworker
13/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes three funny, warm farewell options for coworker [name], joking gently about [who will do their job now, missing their snacks, the quiet]. Pick the kindest joke you like, then add it to the card or Slack.
Help me write a funny farewell message for my coworker [name] who is leaving. Joke gently about [who will do their job now, missing their snacks, the quiet]. Warm and lighthearted, three options.
Pro tip: Aim the joke at your loss, not at them; that keeps it kind.
Escaping This Place
14/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a playful two-to-three sentence farewell for [name] teasing that they are lucky to escape [the office, Monday meetings] while you stay behind. Soften any jab that stings, then send the affectionate version.
Write a funny farewell for [name] teasing that they are lucky to escape [the office, Monday meetings] while we stay behind. Playful and affectionate, about 2 to 3 sentences.
Pro tip: Mock-envy of their freedom is a classic, safe office joke.
Don't Forget Us Humor
15/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a lighthearted two-sentence farewell for [name] jokingly demanding they not forget you and [visit with snacks, answer our texts]. Send the warmer joke, then actually stay in touch.
Help me write a lighthearted farewell for [name] jokingly demanding they not forget us and [visit with snacks, answer our texts]. Funny and warm, about 2 sentences.
Pro tip: Humor can carry a sincere ask better than a serious one.
Funny Line for a Group Card
16/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes three short, funny one-liners you can add to a going-away card the office is signing for [name]. Choose the kindest line, then write it on the shared card.
Write three short, funny lines I can add to a going-away card the office is signing for [name]. Light, kind, about one sentence each.
Pro tip: On a group card, keep jokes universal so everyone gets them.
For a Card Everyone Signs
4 promptsSincere Group Card Line
17/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes two sincere one-to-two sentence lines for a team farewell card for [name], who worked here for [time]. Pick the warmer line, then sign the card with your name.
Help me write two sincere lines for a farewell card the whole team is signing for [name], who worked here for [time]. Warm and heartfelt, about 1 to 2 sentences each.
Pro tip: For a group card, warm and a touch general reads best to everyone.
When You Don't Know Them Well
18/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes three friendly one-sentence farewell lines for a group card for [name], a coworker you did not work with closely. Use the safest option, then sign without overdoing it.
Write a short, kind farewell line for a group card for [name], a coworker I did not work with closely. Friendly and appropriate, about 1 sentence. Give me three options.
Pro tip: Good luck plus one warm word is plenty when you barely know them.
Short and Meaningful
19/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a brief, meaningful farewell line for [name]'s card that stands out from generic good lucks, mentioning [a quality of theirs]. Name a quality you have seen, then write that line only.
Help me write a brief but meaningful farewell line for [name]'s card that stands out from generic good lucks. Sincere, about 1 to 2 sentences, mentioning [a quality of theirs].
Pro tip: Naming one real quality makes your line the one they remember.
Wishing Them Well Ahead
20/20✨ What it does
This prompt writes a warm, forward-looking farewell line for [name]'s group card, wishing them success and happiness in [their next chapter]. Fill the next chapter in your words, then add it to the card.
Write a warm, forward-looking farewell line for [name]'s group card, wishing them success and happiness in [their next chapter]. Sincere, about 1 to 2 sentences.
Pro tip: End on their next chapter so the goodbye feels hopeful, not sad.
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