How to Write Welcome Back Messages?- Examples

Examples of Welcome Back Messages

The coming back of an old employee can be a jubilant occasion. Especially, when that employee is your dear friend and has returned from a long vacation, or had left the job but has joined again. There can be a million reasons to welcome an employee back. We must all do it very cordially and make the person feel that they are important, that they are precious, and that they have been missed by us. Welcome back messages can make your colleague feel precious and valued as they help you pour your heart out for them when they return. How to Write Welcome Back Messages?

Welcome back messages are the messages that you can send or say to a fellow employee of yours who took some days off from the office and has now returned, is back from long sick leave, had left the office but has joined again, or in the case of some women, took a maternal leave but has now returned. In this article, we give you various examples of how you can welcome an employee back to a workplace. 

To have more insights into how to welcome back an employee, have a look at the following examples of welcome back messages! 

When An Employee Has Returned From A Sick Leave 

Returning from sick leave can be a very delicate and emotional phase. If an employee was down with some serious illness or had met with an accident but is now all safe and sound to work again, there couldn’t be a happier moment. 

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Greetings: Dear (Name) 

Body: We missed you/we waited for you/we had been longing for you for so long. Glad that you’re back amongst us. We can’t wait to begin this beautiful journey with you again. Now that you’re here, we know we will all have the greatest time ever.

Salutation: Welcome back!/ We couldn’t be happier/ It is amazing to have you again!/ Welcome back aboard! 

Examples 

Use these examples to welcome back an employee returning after sick leave: 

  1. We missed you, we waited for you every day. We wished for your well-being from the bottom of our hearts. Now that you’re here, we couldn’t be happier. Welcome back, dear! It feels amazing to see you fit and fine as we can’t wait to start working again. May you always flourish and prosper and be in the best of your health. From the morning coffee to the lunches at the cafeteria, we missed you utterly in everything. From the senior management to the junior interns, you were missed by every one of us. Welcome back aboard! 

2. Thank God you’re all fine. Thank God you’re back with us. Dear Mr. Robinson, you’re the heart of our family and we’re glad that you’re back. The walls of this office needed your presence to lighten up, the people of this room needed your existence to live on. You are the light when it gets too dark for us to see. You are our guiding figure. Now that you’re here, we can all lean back a little, as without you this workplace seemed like a turbulent stream we could not control. Now that you’re here we know it will all be calm. Welcome back to the family! 

3. It has been God’s blessing upon us that he has sent you back to us fit and fine. When you weren’t here, this place lacked its luster, it yearned for its light. You’re the one who could bring a smile to our faces even during the most strenuous work hours. You made the deadline seem like a piece of cake. You made working here really fun. All this time that you were gone, we all realized that you are the essence of this office, you were our binding force. You were the one who kept us as a family together. Now that you’re back, we cannot wait to share the joy of working with you again. Welcome back, Mr. Loyson!

4. Today is the day we have all been waiting for. Today is the day we were all looking forward to. Dear Mr. Gilbert, you’re the life of every party, you’re the heart of this family. We can never go on without you. This family needs you for your constant support and your encouraging words. Working with you doesn’t seem like work but it’s more like fun. We thank God that you’re out of your sickness and have returned fit and fine to work with us again. Can’t wait to share the lunches with you and have the morning coffee chit-chat again. Welcome back aboard! 

5. If there was one thing that could describe this place without you, that would be utter darkness and dullness. You are the reason why we can work happily and productively. Your words of constant encouragement help us bring the best out of us and your jokes are the funniest in the world. You are like a father to all of us and we always need your guidance and support to lead us on our paths for the success of this company. Now that you’re back, we couldn’t have been happier. May you always remain in good health and we always get the opportunity to work with you. 

6. From the day that you were gone, this office sunk in gloom. We forgot what it was like to be working with happiness, we were instead just working like machines. You are the one who puts life into us and makes us work like humans. It is only you who can bring the best out of us. We have missed you dearly and we are glad that you have returned fit and fine. We cannot wait to begin working under your guidance again. Now that you’re here, we know that nothing can go wrong. Happy to welcome you back aboard! 

7. The best word to describe you would be that you’re the light of our lives. A constant joker, merrymaker, and the life of every party, working was no fun without you. We missed you at the coffee tables, we missed you during lunch in the cafeteria. That cabin of course seemed to be the most desolate place on earth because it made us miss you so much. But now that you’re here, it will gain its charm back. This office will light up to its brightest and we all will experience the highest level of happiness. Welcome back with the sweetest prayers and warmest regards. 

8. When you weren’t here, every day seemed to be a task. Every day seemed to be a burden. The deadlines began haunting and the workflow suddenly seemed too much. It was you with your constant jokes and contagious laughter which could always lift our spirits high and help us bring the best out in us. This was a day we all had been waiting for so long, and now that you’re here, we can’t wait to begin working with you. Welcome back.

9. Thank you for making this office seem like a place of leisure, thank you for turning this team into a family, thank you for always correcting us on our mistakes and helping us improve better, thank you for being a part of this team. The days that you were not here with us were some of the most arduous days for all of us. Thank you for coming back and filling our work lives with the purest form of love, encouraging us with the strongest words, and being with us in the darkest of times. Welcome back, sir! 

When An Employee Has Returned After Leaving The Job

If an employee had left the job and has now returned, you must welcome him or her back with open arms. 

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Greetings: Dear (Name) 

Body: We missed you/we waited for you/we had been longing for you for so long. Glad that you’re back amongst us. We can’t wait to begin this beautiful journey with you again. Now that you’re here, we know we will all have the greatest time ever.

Salutation: Welcome back again!/ We couldn’t be happier/ It is amazing to have you again!/ Welcome back aboard! 

Examples

Use these examples to welcome back an employee returning after leaving the job: 

  1. We missed you more than anything in this world. This company needs you and your colleagues to yearn for you. Yours is a talent that cannot be found anywhere else no matter how much we try and how far we look. This place needed you badly and we can not be happier to have you again. The way you managed the teams with such efficiency, the way you helped us all meet our deadlines so effortlessly, is a gift only a few people on the earth are blessed with and only a few can master. Welcome back aboard.

2. This company needs you like feet need the land like flowers to need water and like a baby needs nourishment and care. We could bring the best out of us only when you were there by our side. Now that you’ve returned we know we can reach any height. This was a day we had all looked forward to. We supported you when you needed a break and now, we welcome you when you want to return. Because this is what families do, right? Can’t wait to start working with you again just like in the old times.  Welcome back aboard!

3. Yours is a presence that nothing can level. Yours is a guidance that cannot be compared to anything else in the world. We missed your constant support and encouragement. We missed your endless jokes and upliftment. We missed working with you altogether. This is a day of great joy to receive you back. This is the same family that welcomes you with open arms. You have been the light of this workplace, you turned it into a home. Looking forward to achieving greater and better heights with you. Welcome aboard! 

4. In our family, once a member is always a member. We missed you, Dear Mr. Davenport, and we’re more than jubilant to have you back on board. From your constant encouragement and support to your unparalleled guidance, advice, and work insights- it was all a very valuable and priceless gift and we all missed it tremendously. This is your same family, the same office with a new day to welcome you back and hope for greater heights to be achieved in the future. We missed you dearly and we couldn’t have been happier to receive you back. Welcome back aboard! 

5. You have always been among the most talented lot. You have always been the one to give amazing insights into how to solve any problem that ever came our way. When you left us, you created a void that could not be removed by anyone or anything else in the world. We needed your presence to bring the best out of our caliber. We needed your guidance to reach greater heights each day. We needed your support to get out of any situation that came our way. Now that you’re here, we cannot be more relaxed because we know that everything will be alright now as the job is inexperienced and skilled hands. 

6. You have an extraordinary talent when it comes to doing your job the best. Your skills are unparalleled by anyone or anything else in this world. Yours is a guidance that we could not get from anywhere else. Yours is support that could not be provided by anything else. Yours is a presence that could not be felt by anyone or anything else. We missed you and we missed you badly. Your coming back has come as a pleasant surprise. Something all of us have been waiting for, for a long time. Now that you’re here, we all look forward to creating new memories with our very old family members and making every day a great day. Welcome back aboard! 

7. Dear Sir, this workplace lacked its life when you were not around. We needed you to tell us that we can do it. We needed you to help us believe in ourselves. We needed you to guide us when the path was too dark to follow. Thank you for joining us again. We are filled with new energy and vigor. Now that you’re here, we don’t have anything to worry about. Yours was a presence that was unmatched by anyone else. Many came and went but there was not one person who could make us feel like you did. You turned this work into our very homes. Welcome back aboard! 

8. If there’s one thing that we all have wished for collectively, it is for you to return. Your friends have missed you dearly, your juniors have missed your guidance and your seniors have missed your enriching presence. We have all waited for this day so much. We are more than happy to have you back with us. The morning coffee will taste sweeter and the afternoon lunches will be more appetizing, now that you are with us. From your constant support to your funniest jokes, we have missed it all and missed it real bad. We needed you, this company needed you and we cannot be happier to receive you again. Welcome back to the family, welcome back aboard! 

When An Employee Has Returned From A Maternity Leave

Returning from maternity leave marks the beginning of a new life. Becoming a mother is amongst the greatest pleasures in the world. 

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Greetings: Dear (Name) 

Body: We missed you/we waited for you/we had been longing for you for so long. Glad that you’re back amongst us. We can’t wait to begin this beautiful journey with you again. Now that you’re here, we know we will all have the greatest time ever.

Salutation: Welcome back again!/ We couldn’t be happier/ It is amazing to have you again!/ Welcome back aboard! 

Examples

Use these examples to welcome back a woman returning after her maternity leave: 

  1. Motherhood is the most beautiful and the most special bond in the world. You brought a life into this life and that is the greatest deed on earth. We couldn’t be happier for you. May God keep you in the best health and always look after you. Yes, we missed you and we missed you real bad. But now that you’re here, we welcome you and the little angel too. Your presence was needed to turn this office into a home. Your smile could make the worst days turn into the best ones. We are pleased to have you back, Linda, and look forward to working with you just like in the old times. Welcome aboard! 

2. You took some time off to bring the most special gift into this world. The task of a mother is unparalleled by any other task in this world. A mother is the one who teaches us the essence of life. You brought a sweet little angel into the lives of everyone here and we thank you for giving this little moment of joy after the long wait for your return. Now that you’re back again, we can’t wait to begin working with you and making new memories to cherish and hold every day. May God bless you and your child with his choicest blessings just like you bless us every day with your cheerful smile and your enriching presence. Welcome back aboard!

3. If there was anything in this world that could not be compared with anything and was the highest evaluated in the reign of God, it is the deed of bringing a life to this earth. Motherhood is a special and beautiful phase. You are lucky to have experienced it and have someone to call yours. Our hearts are filled with extreme joy to welcome not just one but two people. We welcome you back to the family and welcome the heavenly Little angel into this world. May God always keep showering his choicest blessings upon you and your child. Now that you’re back, we look forward to meeting your cheerful face every day and creating new memories with you with every passing moment. 

4. Mother: the definition of love, sacrifice, care, and peace. A mother is a title of the highest value and motherhood is a feeling unparalleled by any other feeling in this world. The act of giving birth cannot be compared to any other act in this world as it is an act of bringing a new life. Dear Linda, we congratulate you upon being a new mother and wish you all our warmest and best wishes for the child’s well-being. We missed you more than anything in this world but we are glad to welcome you along with the little angel. May God always bless you with his choicest blessings and keep you in his safest abode. May you and your child keep prospering every day. We cannot wait to start working with you just like in the old times. Welcome back aboard! 

5. A mother is patient, loving, and kind. A mother is forgiving, sacrificing, and generous. A mother is also a stern disciplinarian at times. But a mother is a child’s forever best friend. Motherhood requires nourishment, care, and time. Giving birth to a child and bringing a new life to this earth is no piece of cake. But a mother does this task fearlessly, strongly, and with a smile on her face just for the sake of her child. We are happy for you, Lucy, on becoming a mother. We wish our most honest prayers and best wishes to always look after you and your child. This office though was dark without you. Every one of us missed you real bad. Not that you’re back, we couldn’t be happier. Looking forward to working every day with you the same old way and creating new and enriching memories each day. Welcome back, Lucy. Welcome back aboard!

6. Mothers are the messengers of God. God made mothers because he couldn’t be on this earth. Whenever God can’t help us out in some dire situations, we look to our mothers and the problem is solved. Motherhood is the purest and the most beautiful feeling in the world. It is also one of the toughest and challenging tasks to undertake. You have gone through it all with a smile just like the one that is on your face right now. We are happy for your gift and we all pray to God to keep you and the child in his utmost care. Your presence was deeply missed by all of us. We all look forward to working with you again. Welcome back aboard! 

7. A mother is the best gift to a child and her child is the best gift to her. The relationship between a mother and a child is of a kind that is not like any other relationship in this world. It is strong, passionate, and filled with care and love. No one can care for a child as much as a mother does. Motherhood is one of the most beautiful blessings in the world. Congratulations on being a new mother. We can see you all smiling with joy. Well, it is a thing to be joyful for. We thank God for this ultimate blessing in your life and we pray to him to always keep you and your child safe and sound. With our best wishes and honest prayers, we welcome you back aboard. Can’t wait to begin working with you! 

Conclusion

We hope we provided you with some of the best ways to welcome back your colleagues. Welcoming back an employee is like welcoming back a family member coming from a long vacation. They must feel valued and they must feel loved, that is the essence of welcoming someone back. So, with a smile on your face and these words in your mind, you can give the perfect welcome to an employee returning after a long time.

How to Write Welcome Back Messages?- Examples

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