retirement parties
Career-ending gatherings
Retirement parties are gatherings to celebrate someone leaving the workforce at the end of their career.
Typically organized by coworkers or family, they mark the transition from working life to retirement with speeches, gifts, and well-wishes: The office threw her a retirement party after thirty years with the company.
The tone ranges from formal ceremonies to casual send-offs.
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- going away partyCelebration before departure
- gold watchTimepiece of precious metal
- years of serviceDuration of employment
- cakeFrosted baked dessert
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- Event venueballroom, banquets, galas, receptions, weddings
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- socializingmingle, mingles, mingling, party, chat
- office lifecubicle, desk job, desk jobs, office job, full-time job
retirement partiesinitiation ceremonies
Rituals admitting newcomers formally
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