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Mary Kaitlyn
Just Said Yes July 2019

Thanking Coworkers

Mary Kaitlyn, on May 6, 2019 at 8:35 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 8
This past Friday, my coworkers threw a surprise shower for me and a coworker who is pregnant. They also all went in on a card with cash for me. (They probably did a separate one for her.)

I'd like to thank them, but I'm not sure how. I'm one of about 70 employees, and there were a lot of names on the card. Every etiquette site I've found recommends writing individual notes for gifts such as this, but I'm a bit daunted at the prospect of writing that many more thank you notes.

Would it be acceptable to write a thank you note to everyone and leave it in a place where they will see? If so, how do I start the note? ("Dear all" sounds a bit distant for this situation.)

8 Comments

Latest activity by Clíodhna, on June 21, 2019 at 10:58 AM
  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    I would stick with one card, it's difficult to know who contributed for cash gifts like this. It may depend on where you work, but at my place of employment, a group email would be sufficient. Maybe you could address it to "team" or "colleagues."

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  • Alyssa
    Super September 2019
    Alyssa ·
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    At my job, we just threw a shower for a co-worker and although we don't have 70 people we are close to around 50. We all signed one card and then donated gift cards or cash for them. When she wrote her thank you card she wrote just one and hung it in a general place where everyone could see it. She then followed it with an email that said something to the degree of "In case you haven't been to the break room yet today, I wanted to thank you again for throwing me a beautiful shower..." so on and so fourth.

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  • Future Mrs. K
    VIP June 2019
    Future Mrs. K ·
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    At my previous job we had a shower for one of our coworkers before her wedding and we all went in on a cash gift. There were a ton of us so she just wrote one thank you card and pinned it on a bulletin board in our kitchen near the coffee machine and water cooler so everyone would see it. I agree with Caytlyn on the way to address it.

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  • Cassandra7
    Super August 2006
    Cassandra7 ·
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    They made individual contributions; they get individual thank-you notes.

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  • Jenna
    Super October 2019
    Jenna ·
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    This is what I would advise as well.

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  • Christine
    Expert September 2020
    Christine ·
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    I would send a group email to everyone who signed the card (and presumably contributed)!

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  • Nemo
    Master August 2018
    Nemo ·
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    When this happened for H and I (we each had work showers), we baked cookies and had one card for the office that we put in the break room. We sent out an email to everyone thanking them and letting them know cookies were in the break room.

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  • Clíodhna
    WeddingWire Administrator January 2030
    Clíodhna ·
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    Hi Mary Kaitlyn! That was so sweet of them all! Did you decide how to thank them?

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