A retirement gift from everyone they worked with
KeepSakePage gathers a message from each colleague — a video on their phone, a voice note, a written note, a photo from the old office — and cuts the best moments into a short film to play at the retirement lunch.
Long-gone colleagues can join by the same link; the ones who'd never open one can phone it in. Afterwards the retiree keeps the whole page: every message, every photo, the film. Free during beta for a group of friends; a workplace page with invoicing is $299.
Free during beta · Request an invite
- Private until the party
- You approve every message
- Anyone can call it in
How it works for a retirement
Collect
Share one private link with the team, and the phone number for the colleague who'd rather call. Add the people who left years ago — they're often the messages the retiree treasures most. Each one takes two minutes; reminders chase the stragglers.
Cut
Approve the messages, pick the song, and let the director cut the film: the best moment from each video, the best line from every note, the length the lunch allows. Adjust any clip yourself.
The send-off
Play it at the lunch, the drinks, or the last all-hands. Then hand over the link — every message, theirs to keep long after the badge is returned.
What to say in a retirement message
Borrow one, or let it remind you of your own. Thirty seconds is plenty; the director keeps the best moment.
- Thirty-one years, and I never once saw you take credit for someone else's work. That's rarer than you think. Enjoy every minute.
- You hired me when I had no idea what I was doing, and you never let on that you knew. Thank you.
- The office will be quieter without your laugh carrying down the hall. We'll manage. We'd rather not.
- You taught me that the job is the people, not the title. I've passed that on more times than I can count.
- Congratulations on retiring. Please remember that the rest of us still have to find the file you kept in your head.
- To the person who answered every 'quick question' with a real answer. Go have a long, slow breakfast.
- We shared a cubicle wall for nine years. I know your coffee order, your kids' names and your opinion of the printer. Happy retirement, friend.
- You led by showing up first and leaving last. Now it's your turn to leave early. Starting today.
- I left the company six years ago and I'm still using what you taught me. Thank you for the start.
- Happy retirement from the night shift. Nobody made 3 a.m. feel like a team the way you did.
A few facts
Questions people ask
What's a good retirement gift from coworkers?
The one thing the team can give that nobody else can: themselves. A KeepSakePage collects a short message from everyone who worked with them — including the people who moved on years ago — and cuts the best moments into a film for the farewell. The watch gets put in a drawer; this gets watched again.
Can the company pay by invoice?
Yes. KeepSakePage for Teams is $299 per page, by card or invoice, with the company's name on the page if you want it. Request a team page and we'll send the invoice; the page opens the same day. A few friends organizing on their own can use the free beta instead.
Can colleagues who've left the company take part?
Yes, and they should — a message from the old boss or the first hire often lands hardest. The link works for anyone; nothing about it is tied to a company login.
What about people who won't open a link?
Every page has a phone number. They call, hear the retiree's name in the greeting, and talk after the tone. It lands on the page like any other message, transcribed and ready for the film.
How far ahead should we start?
Three weeks is comfortable; ten days works if you have to. Most people record within a couple of days of being asked, and one-tap reminders cover the rest. Late messages can be added without re-cutting from scratch.
Will the retiree see it early?
No. You and any co-organizer approve every message, and the page is private until you reveal it at the send-off. There's a password for the link if the surprise matters.
What does the retiree get afterwards?
The link to the full page — every message, every photo, the film — and a downloadable archive. It outlives the job and the company.
Start theirs
Free during beta · Request an invite. Tell us about the occasion and we'll send you an invite code to create the page.