Rude Christmas cards for your work bestie

Some work friends are only ever honest in a whisper. A rude card is for the one who has heard you swear about the roster and still shows up. Keep the language mild, the affection obvious, and leave it off the company group chat.

1 things to write inside

Swap in their name. Change anything that doesn’t sound like you.

  1. rude Merry Christmas, [first name]. You have been the one decent thing in that bloody building all year. Eat something good and ignore every message with the word urgent in it.

Questions people ask

What do you write in a Christmas card for a work friend?

Keep it close to how you actually talk. Mention one real thing, like the lunches, the long project or the way they stopped you quitting in March. A line about the break you both deserve works well. Skip the corporate phrasing you would use for a boss.

Is it weird to send my work friend a card outside the office?

No. Sending it as a link means it reaches them at home, on their phone, when they are properly off. That is often better than a card on a desk surrounded by colleagues, because they get to read it without anyone watching their face.

Can I make it a bit cheeky for a work friend?

Yes, if they are the sort who swears in the kitchen. Use a funny or rude card for the friend who knows the real you, and keep the sweeter ones for the colleague who is lovely but careful. Read it once as if HR were looking over their shoulder.