Retiring from work gives the freedom from heavy workloads and gives the opportunity to enjoy the fun things in life. When someone in your work retires, congratulate them for all of the work they have accomplished before they decided to retire. Strike up a conversation and ask what they plan on doing with all of their new free time, if they are going to start hobbies, and so on. If you know the person personally, you can have fun and ask if they are getting retirement pay so they can splurge on things they want. Avoid any conversation on them being replaced or possibly having been forced to retire.
We're really going to miss you!
Hope you'll enjoy every minute of your retirement
I hope you have a wonderful retirement!
You will be missed, but never forgotten
You've done so much for all of us
Best wishes for a very happy retirement
Thank you for everything you've done for me directly and indirectly - it's much appreciated and I shall miss working with you
Your guidance and encouragement have helped me and so many other coworkers thrive in a very competitive environment, and we've been so fortunate to have your expertise to rely on
You'll be missed, but I know your retirement is the right thing at this time
May the next phase of your life bring you all that you seek and more
I want you to know what a blessing it's been to work with you over these past few years, and how much I will miss you
You helped me so much and your thoughts were always well thought out and to the point
I truly appreciate everything you did for me over the years. You will be missed
I hope that you have something wonderful planned!
We'll miss you. But, the time is right for you
I sincerely hope that retirement is wonderful and I wish you lots of joyous time with your family
Just wanted to say that I found so many of your ideas inspiring
It's hard to imagine our workplace without you!
I hope retirement brings you the chance to do whatever it is that you always wanted to do but didn't get to
To say you will be missed seems like such an understatement
You are one of those rare people who instantly became a friend instead of *just* a coworker
There are no words to truly reflect how much we will miss working with you
Now, get out there and show the world just how much fun you can make possible in retirement
You have made such a difference with your constant optimism, enthusiasm and willingness to answer questions, no matter how stupid
Somehow, you were able to make what seemed complicated into something we could all be excited about and get behind. I know we'll all really miss you
Thank you for everything you've done and please enjoy yourself!