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After eleven years at the company, Grace announced she was leaving to take a new job in another city, and her teammates wanted to send her off properly. Instead of a generic card, the office manager suggested everyone —writedeletesellhide a short personal message so the card would feel more meaningful. Throughout the week, colleagues quietly signed the card during their breaks, careful not to let Grace see it before Friday. Some wrote jokes about her habit of bringing homemade cookies to meetings, while others thanked her for —mentoringavoidingblamingreplacing them when they were new. On her last day, the team gathered around her desk and presented the card along with a small gift. Grace was visibly —touchedannoyedconfusedbored as she read each message, and she promised to stay in —touchdebtsilencetrouble with everyone after she moved.