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Emily
Just Said Yes September 2019

Coworker Thank You Card Dilemma

Emily, on September 30, 2019 at 2:06 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 8
I’ve got a bit of a dilemma on how to handle thank you’s for my coworkers. Many of my Coworkers attended my wedding and brought gifts, some went in on gifts together. The problem I am having is that I don’t have physical addresses for almost any of them in order to mail a thank you note. I’m also hesitant to hand deliver individual notes to the office as some did not give me gifts and I don’t want to “call anyone out” so to speak or cause awkwardness. Is it terrible etiquette to send individual emails? I hate the idea, but I also don’t want to go around asking for addresses either and I’m worried about hand delivering as well. What would you do?

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Latest activity by Rachel, on September 30, 2019 at 9:44 PM
  • Sabrina
    Devoted April 2020
    Sabrina ·
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    Did you hand deliver the invites? If so, I would discretely hand deliver the thank you notes. Maybe get there early in the morning and place them on their desk/work area before anyone gets there. Maybe HR can send the thank yous for you if they dont want to release the addresses.

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  • Cher Horowitz
    Master December 2019
    Cher Horowitz ·
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    I agree with this. Being discrete is your best option here because you're not wanting to hurt others' feelings. I wouldn't do an email because it just seems a bit impersonal to me, but I think it's a know your crowd kind of thing!

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
    MrsD ·
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    I would discretely hand deliver, or email and ask for their address so you can mail.

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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I don't think it's bad if you leave a card on their desk
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  • T
    Dedicated October 2019
    Tee. ·
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    I have left thank you notes on co-workers desks either after they have left for the day or before they arrived in the morning because I did not want others to see me physically handing them out. If you did not want to do that, I don't see anything wrong with emailing them individually to ask for their addresses.

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  • ASMini914
    Super September 2019
    ASMini914 ·
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    I would email them and ask for addresses. Having addresses would come in handy for Christmas/holiday cards as well
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  • Cristy
    Master May 2021
    Cristy ·
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    I would just hand deliver them, leaving them on desks when nobody is around. I understand that you don't want to "call anyone out" but you do want to make sure you give a thank you card to everyone who gave you a gift. Just get there a little early, before anyone else, and leave them for each person on their desk.

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  • R
    Super September 2018
    Rachel ·
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    Have you tried googling their names to find their addresses? Or looking in a white pages book? I think you’d be surprised how easily you might be able to find the addresses if you don’t want to ask them directly.
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