🍀 Good luck card
A good luck card that sends them off right
New job, new city, new chapter. Gather the team’s good-luck wishes in one card they can reread on their first nervous Monday somewhere new.
What makes a good good luck card
Good luck cards mark a forward-looking goodbye: a teammate leaving for a new job, relocating, or taking on something big like a secondment or exam. Unlike a farewell card, the focus is on what comes next.
Messages that work best mix pride with practical encouragement — what they’ll be great at, and that the door is open if they ever want to come back.
Messages people wrote
Whoever hired you just got the best code reviewer I know. Go be brilliant.
Your new team is about to learn what ‘organised’ really means. Good luck, and keep in touch.
Your new team has no idea how good they’ve got it. Good luck — and stay in touch.
New city, new job, same brilliant you. Can’t wait to hear how it goes.
Good luck! First-week tip: learn everyone’s coffee order. Worked for you here.
Go get it. The door’s always open if you ever want to come back.
When to send it
Open the card once the news is shared and deliver on their last day or the day before the big event.
Tips for the organiser
- Mention the new role or move specifically if it’s public.
- Include advice for their first week somewhere new.
- Keep it positive even if the team is sad to see them go.
- Add contact details or a LinkedIn note so people can stay in touch.
Prompts on the card
Contributors see these when they sit down to write.
- What them will be brilliant at in the new role.
- A memory you’ll take with you from working with them.
- One piece of advice for their first week.
What to write in a good luck card
Example messages for each relationship and tone, ready to copy or adapt.
Questions, answered
Start a good luck card in a minute
Set up a card in under a minute — free, no credit card. Invite the team, gather their messages, and hand over a keepsake worth holding onto.
No credit card required.