For a colleague who's leaving

The leaving card goes to the new job with them.

Colleagues record a farewell by voice, on video or in writing, and Chorus writes out every voice note for the book.

Gathering is free. You won't need a card.

Hear it
Their voice plays from the page.
Read it
Every message is written out on its page.
Hold it
We deliver the printed book to your door.

The world gets better when people hear the good things we say about them.

We are enabling over 1 million people to say it. Share the stories, love and gratitude. Your voice is what makes the world's greatest gift.

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Watch it

Here's how Siobhán's leaving book was made.

9:41
Two young women laughing at a picnic in a Dublin square
How it works

Bring everyone's stories together with one link!

Start the book

Tell us who it's for

Put in their name, then drop the link in the team chat.

Share one link

Everyone adds their story

Friends and family can capture a memory by voice, video, writing or photos, wherever they are in the world. It's easy on any phone and nobody needs an account!

We put it together

Hear it, read it, hold it

We write out every voice note and gather it all into a podcast you can play and a beautiful book you can hold.

The three questions for a leaving book

  1. What's a day at work with them you'll remember?
  2. What will you miss about working with them?
  3. What do you want to wish them for the new job?
Who's in a leaving book

The people they worked with sign it from wherever they sit.

Ask whoever sits nearest them to pass the link on.

1

Read on the commute

They can open the book online on the train to the new job.

2

People who've left

Anyone who left the company and kept in touch with them can record too.

3

On the last afternoon

Send them the link on their last afternoon, or play it at the leaving drinks.

What people say

What people say in a farewell message for a colleague

Pick one thing they did that made your week easier, and tell them about it.

"Siobhán, it's Colette. You took the Henderson account the week nobody else would touch it, and you had them happy by Christmas. Good luck in the new job."
CColetteher manager
"Hi Siobhán, Barry from IT. You came down with a coffee every time I fixed your printer. Good luck."
BBarryIT, two floors down
"Siobhán, it's Edel. We went looking for the canteen on our first day and ended up in the car park. Keep in touch, will you?"
EEdelstarted the same week in 2019
"Hey Siobhán, Fergus in Boston. You stayed late every time our calls ran over with the time difference. Come over and visit if you're ever in the States."
FFergusin the Boston office
When to start

Start the day you hear they're leaving

Close it the day before their last day. The podcast link and the book online are ready the day you order, and the printed book takes about three weeks to reach you.

In their words
A Christmas gift
We gave a book of stories about Mam to her for Christmas and she said it was the best gift she had received. There were some stories she had never heard! She felt really surrounded by love.
K
Kathleen's family
gave her the book at Christmas
What it costs

Gathering the voices is free. You only pay when the book is ready.

The gathering
Free
Send one link and collect the voices.
  • Every voice and every photo
  • Download every recording
  • Start as many books as you like
Start free
The voices
$45
Voice editing, and a personal podcast link.
  • Each recording tidied as it comes in
  • The original kept exactly as it was made
  • One link that plays every voice straight through
Choose the voices
The book
$99
Everything in the voices, plus the finished book to read online.
  • The finished book laid out to read online
  • Every message playable from its page
  • Every message written out beside its voice
Choose the book
The keepsake
$115
The book, printed and posted to you.
  • One printed hardcover copy
  • Posted to you
  • Everything in the book option
Choose the keepsake

Want to write your own questions? Start a blank book

Questions people ask

What is a good leaving gift for a colleague from the team?

Something from the whole team they can carry out on their last day. A book of twenty pages or fewer comes as a stapled booklet with a card cover, and you can pick the hardcover instead.

Is there an online leaving card the whole team can sign?

Yes. Send one link, and they can each record a message on their own phone, and it doesn't cost anything to collect them. What they send becomes a book.

What do you write in a farewell message for a colleague?

Talk to them the way you would at the desk. A joke from the office is fine, and so is a plain thank you.

Can people write their message instead of recording it?

Yes. You choose whether the book takes voice notes, videos, written messages or all three, and which one the big button leads with.

Can everyone chip in?

Yes, if you turn chip-in on. Everyone who records can put money towards the book and saves their card. Their cards are charged when you go to pay, and it comes off what you pay. If you don’t finish paying, their money goes back within a week.

Who's leaving?

Start the book now and invite people whenever you're ready.

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