A colleague is leaving: a team gift that won't end up in a drawer

A card signed by the whole office usually ends up in a drawer. What works instead is something tied to a specific place: the district where the office stood and where you had lunch together, or the new city the colleague is moving to. A gift like this is also easier for the whole team to agree on than one abstract item for everyone.

Two ideas for the situation

If the colleague is quitting but staying in town — a 3D map of the office block: the same street, the corner café, the park where lunch breaks happened.

If they're moving to another city — a map of the new district or city centre, which can be ready even before the move, plus a keychain with a farewell message engraved.

There's also an in-between case: a colleague transferring to another branch of the same company in a different city. Then two small maps fit well — the old office and the new one — as a symbolic handover.

The chip-in option

Instead of one big map “for everyone”, the team can pool money for a set: a keychain or magnet with the same district for each person, and a 3D map as the main gift for the person leaving.

This is budget-friendly: a keychain starts at 170 ₴, a magnet at 210 ₴, so a set for 5–10 people stays affordable even alongside a separate 3D map for the main recipient.

For a team of 8, for example, a set of keychains costs roughly as much as one decent bouquet, and the colleague also gets a 3D map — something that stays on the new desk for a long time.

What to engrave

The last day at the office, the team name, or simply the year — a restrained, fitting choice. Keep personal wishes for the card and a neutral engraving on the map.

Companies that regularly gift their teams can use the corporate order format at /corporate — several identical sets can be arranged at once, instead of putting an order together from scratch every time someone leaves or relocates.

How to make it in 5 minutes

Choose a product — keychain, magnet, or 3D map — find the office district or the colleague's new city on the map and drag the frame over the right block.

A free 3D preview builds in 1–2 minutes — share it in the team chat so everyone sees the result before ordering.

If the team is spread across cities

For a remote team that never shared one office, the reference point isn't the company address but the city where the departing colleague lives. A map of that city will mean more to them than a map of an office they never actually visited.

If the team wants a joint gift while colleagues live in different cities, each person can order their own keychain with a map of their own city and sign it separately — together they form a set of “where we're all from.”

When it will be ready

Printing and Nova Poshta delivery take 2–4 business days, with online payment. If the farewell is this week, choose keychains — they print fastest of the whole range.

For a 3D map as the main gift, it's worth placing the order at least a week before the last working day — that leaves a buffer even if delivery runs a little late.

Create a map for a colleague

Don't know the colleague's new address yet — a city or district name is enough, details can be refined later and the preview regenerated at no extra cost.