A good Thanksgiving note to an employee shows that you noticed their work. Thank them for helping a new colleague, improving a difficult process, or keeping a project moving. One specific sentence can be enough.
These 35 messages include notes for individual employees and a whole team. Add a detail for the person you are thanking, then finish with a simple holiday wish.
For dependable daily work
Notice a part of the work that is easy to take for granted when it is done well.
Happy Thanksgiving, with thanks for the care you bring to your work.
Thank you for keeping track of the details and following through. It helps the whole team. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you for making it easy for the next person to pick up the work.
You’ve done careful work during a busy stretch. Thank you for keeping me up to date and asking questions when something needed attention.
Happy Thanksgiving. I’m glad you’re part of the team.
Thank you for spotting the unclear instructions and speaking up. You helped us fix them before they caused a bigger problem. Happy Thanksgiving!
Your work is appreciated, including the parts that rarely get a spotlight.
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For an improvement or completed project
Name the project or improvement and the part this person played.
Thank you for the thought you put into improving the process this year.
Your suggestion made the process easier to follow. Thank you for helping us try it out and make it work. Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for your careful work on the project.
Thank you for keeping everyone informed as the project changed. It made a difficult job easier to manage.
I appreciated the way you made a complicated piece of work easier to understand.
Thank you for writing down what you learned. The next person doing the job will have a much easier start because of it. Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for an idea that made our work easier.
For collaboration and support of colleagues
Thank someone for teaching, helping, or making collaboration easier.
Thank you for making it comfortable for colleagues to ask a question.
Thank you for explaining the problem so clearly at our meeting. You helped everyone understand what needed to happen next.
Happy Thanksgiving! I appreciate the way you help your colleagues.
Thank you for helping our new colleague settle in. Your patience and advice made a difference.
Thank you for bringing a different perspective to our discussions.
I appreciate how you make room for others to contribute in meetings. Thank you, and Happy Thanksgiving.
Warm Thanksgiving wishes, with appreciation for the way you work with others.
For newer or remote employees
Use a detail from their work, whether you see it in person or through calls and messages.
Happy Thanksgiving. We are glad you joined the team this year.
We’re glad you joined us this year. Thank you for the questions and fresh perspective you’ve brought to the team.
Thank you for the clear updates that help us work together across locations.
Thank you for the preparation you put into our calls and the clear notes afterward. They help everyone keep up. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us. We appreciate your work, wherever your desk happens to be.
Thank you for all the effort you’ve put into learning the role. It’s been good getting to know you. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving wishes and a personal welcome from me as you settle into the role.
From a manager to the whole team
Acknowledge shared work in the group card. Individual contributions can go into separate personal notes.
To everyone on the team: thank you for the work you do. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you to everyone who helped keep things running this year, including the work that happened behind the scenes. Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving, with appreciation for the care behind our shared work.
Thank you for the ideas and honest feedback you’ve shared this year. I’m glad we get to work together.
A Thanksgiving thank-you to the people who make this workplace run.
Before the holiday, I wanted to say thank you for your work this year. Happy Thanksgiving to each of you.
With thanks to the team and good wishes to each of you this Thanksgiving.
Add the name of the work
Replace “the project” with the actual project, or mention the instructions the person improved. A detail shows what you noticed.
Keep the note about appreciation
Give performance feedback or discuss schedule changes in their usual setting. The card can be a short personal thank-you.
Questions about writing your card
What should a manager write in a Thanksgiving card?
Thank the employee for a specific contribution and wish them well. Use your normal voice and sign your name.
Can the whole team receive the same greeting?
Yes. A shared message can thank the team for a shared project. Add a short individual detail where you can, with the same care for remote and behind-the-scenes employees.