Group thank you note by email Ok or not?

They didn’t individually sign their names on a card? If you aren’t sure who exactly contributed then I don’t see a problem with the group email thanking everyone as a whole.

Can you send a card? Or is everyone working from home? If the latter is the case, send individual notes. A group email tends to come across as no thought put into it.

I would do a group email!

View Quoted Comment No, there were two very nice gift cards nestled in a box with snacks and goodies. One of my coworkers was in charge of leaving it on my doorstep the day of our team meeting so I could open it during our video call

I don't see a problem with a group email!

View Quoted Comment Then I don’t see a problem with a group thank you email. You can still make it not a generic email without individualizing it to each person.

View Quoted Comment Yes, every one is working remotely. I don’t have anyone’s home email address so I’d have to see whether or not HR would send those to me

View Quoted Comment You could send the notes individually to work emails instead of a collective CC email.

I think since you don’t know who chipped in for it you could send one group email.
Sending an individual thank-you email to a person that didn’t contribute could come across and rude or make the feel guilty they couldn’t contribute.

If they didn't include a card with names on it, I would think the group email would be just fine. It's so sweet of them to do that, too 🙂

I have no idea what the etiquette says on this, but personally I would be fine with it. If you were doing that for family or friends I would find it off-putting, but as a coworker who went in on a group gift, I'd be fine with a group email to say thank you.