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Work anniversary letter for employees

Dear Sam,

Happy five-year work anniversary. Five years is long enough to see a company at its best and at its most chaotic, and you have seen plenty of both with us. I want to take a few minutes to tell you what your time here has meant, because these things are easy to leave unsaid.

When you joined, our team was small and our processes were held together with good intentions. You helped change that. The planning rhythm we use every week started as your idea. The customer handbook that new hires rely on has your name all over it. And when we went through the difficult restructuring two years ago, you were the person who kept everyone talking to each other.

Beyond the work, you have become someone people trust. Colleagues come to you with questions they are nervous to ask anyone else, and they leave feeling capable. That is a kind of leadership that does not need a title, and it has shaped this team more than you probably realize.

Letter · for employees

Work anniversary · Letter · 211 words · for a card, email or keepsake

Written by the Peoplewisher team

Original and free to use, personal or business

  • Fills in their name

    {firstname} becomes their first name when Peoplewisher sends it.

  • Works on every channel

    Short enough for a text, warm enough for a card.

  • Can repeat every year

    Save their date and it goes out on the day, automatically.

The letter

Dear {firstname},

Happy five-year work anniversary. Five years is long enough to see a company at its best and at its most chaotic, and you have seen plenty of both with us. I want to take a few minutes to tell you what your time here has meant, because these things are easy to leave unsaid.

When you joined, our team was small and our processes were held together with good intentions. You helped change that. The planning rhythm we use every week started as your idea. The customer handbook that new hires rely on has your name all over it. And when we went through the difficult restructuring two years ago, you were the person who kept everyone talking to each other.

Beyond the work, you have become someone people trust. Colleagues come to you with questions they are nervous to ask anyone else, and they leave feeling capable. That is a kind of leadership that does not need a title, and it has shaped this team more than you probably realize.

Thank you for five years of skill, loyalty and kindness. I hope you are as proud of what you have built here as I am, and I look forward to supporting you in whatever comes next.

With appreciation,

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  1. 1

    Name the milestone. Say how long: one year, five years, a decade. It shows you noticed.

  2. 2

    Add one specific contribution. A project, a customer they helped, a habit the team relies on. Specific beats generic every time.

  3. 3

    Choose who sends it. A manager for every year, leadership for milestone years, and an opt-in team shoutout in Slack or Teams.

  4. 4

    Automate the date. Hire dates are easy to forget. Peoplewisher sends the message on each anniversary, every year.

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