Ben Holloway

Senior Editor

Ben edits Reco's writing on workplace cards, milestones, and the awkward art of saying something nice in writing. Twelve years at small magazines before this, mostly editing pieces about people who do specific jobs very well.

Posts by Ben Holloway

Best Ecard Options (Honest Comparison)

An honest comparison of the best ecard options. Group cards, animated videos, design-first sites, and the older legacy brands. Written by someone biased.

41 Congrats on Your New Job Messages

41 congrats on your new job messages: pure congrats lines, the coworker-leaving hybrid that actually works, short lines for a group card, and what to skip.

62 Farewell Messages for a Remote Teammate

62 farewell messages for a remote teammate: for the daily Slack collaborator, all-hands face, time-zone partner, contractor, and team send-off.

74 Farewell Messages to Your Team (You're Leaving)

74 farewell messages you can send to the team you're leaving: the all-team email, the Slack note, individual lines, funny send-offs, and stay-in-touch closers.

66 Funny Farewell Messages That Land

66 funny farewell messages that land, for a coworker, a boss leaving, a remote teammate, plus warm closers that save the joke from going flat.

61 Funny Retirement Wishes That Land

61 funny retirement wishes that land without leaning on "you're old" - for a boss, coworker, friend, parent, plus short one-liners.

53 Graduation Messages for a High School Grad | RecoCards

53 high school graduation messages for the kid with no plan, the college-bound, trade and gap-year paths, and parent and teacher voices.

78 Birthday Wishes for Your Boss (No Suck-Up)

78 birthday wishes for your boss: professional, warm, short, funny, and for a card the team signs. Sincere, not performative, and easy to copy.

84 Happy Birthday Wishes for Mom (Not Generic)

84 happy birthday wishes for mom — heartfelt, short, funny, from a daughter or son, far-away mom, a hard year, plus a group card from all the kids.

60 Messages for a Mentor's Last Day (Name the Lesson)

60 messages for a mentor's last day: lesson-specific lines, story thank-yous, short lines for the mentee card, plus one long paragraph that lands.

78 Nurses Week Messages & Thank-Yous

78 Nurses Week messages from patients, family members, colleagues, managers, plus night shift, new grads, and bedside leavers. Skip the placeholder lines.

72 Short Condolence Messages (Sincere, Brief)

72 short condolence messages, sorted by length - three-to-six words, seven-to-twelve, under-twenty - plus 'I'm so sorry' variants and a group-card section.

Baby Shower Thank You Card Wording: What to Write (Even on No Sleep)

Exactly what to write in a baby shower thank you card - for a specific gift, money or a gift card, the host, group gifts, and when you can't remember who gave what.

1, 5 & 10-Year Work Anniversary Messages

Work anniversary messages organized by milestone — 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25-plus, and the awkward years (3 and 7). Lines that fit the actual year.

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