to write something that could be seen as a bit bitchy in the leaving card for someone that's been aggressive, a bully, unhelpful and unpleasant

[pettywitchinlondon]

That really. The card is on my desk as I was last today, couldn't think if I should write "bye! The office will be a different place without you :)" or just leave it?

Anybody got a better one?

It won't be the same without you? A bit more subtle.

I would just not sign it. Why lower yourself?

Or you could go for the killer: "Kind Regards"?

I managed a scribble, literally a squiggly line, in one card. It started of as a brave attempt to write something bland. But my writing hand felt dangerously out of control... so I stopped, dragged it off the card and threw the pen down

I wouldn't sign it either.

I'd just sign your name and write nothing. That says really that you don't much care about the person

A colleague of mine wrote in a leaving card to someone she disliked "See you later. Much later."

Kind regards! I love it but it sounds too obvious.

Don't sign it. That'll say more

Write:

'All the best, Keith.'

Unless your name IS Keith, in which case, write:

'All the best, Babs and the gang.'

Just my name! That is genius!! Would a smiliey face next to it be good?

I usually just put my name in the card of people I don't like and not contribute to the collection

A card went round my place and only 3 people signed it. No one liked the person. Sad thing was it was one of those mahoosive cards and looked really sad.

Good luck with the impending, and enjoy your maternity leave with your new bundle xxxx

I wouldn't sign I card for someone who had been a bitch to me. I would just pass it on...

Don't sign it at all.
don't write anything might bring you down to their level.
that person may be a pig but just be thankful they are fucking off.

"Good luck!!" is unimpeachably positive and yet... not.

'Insert comment of choice here' - then your name.

I like your original message. No one could complain about that, but...

I have refused to sign a card for an occasion. (Not leaving) for similar reasons.

It was noticed by the whole team and the recipient. . It was a very effective tactic.
If you sign it then it allows the recipient to walk away thinking that things weren't so bad.

Au revoir! Sounds breezy and with just the right level of passive aggressiveness.

You can out all the thought you like into this, come up with what you think is the perfect response, and there's a good chance it will either go straight over their head, or if they get the barb and they're really that unpleasant, then maybe they'll hit back with a retort that leaves you feeling worse.

If you don't sign it, they'll be left forever wondering if it was deliberate or not. It's a nice way to fuck with their head whilst retaining plausible deniability

• put, sry

I get what your all saying about not signing it not going down to their level.

However I work part time and my dept is really bad at passing around cards, so probably will mean nothing I I don't sign.

Get their name slightly wrong (eg if their name is Jeffrey - Goodbye Jeremy!')

I just wouldn't sign it. I wouldn't want to wish them anything and I couldn't for shame put a bitchy comment, that's just not my style.

Neither would I attend any leaving do (unless it was a forced gathering during work time, in which case I would place myself well away from the person).