"Wir bedauern sein Ausscheiden und danken ihm für die stets gute Zusammenarbeit"
Category: Closing Formula (Thanks)
Meaning
Closing formula grade 2 -- cooperation variant. Regret about the departure + thanks for the 'consistently good' (not 'consistently very good') cooperation yields a good but not top rating (cf. ZC-SF-002, which thanks for performance rather than cooperation).
A nearby wording to compare
Compare this with "Wir bedauern sein Ausscheiden sehr und danken ihm für stets sehr gute Leistungen", assessed as Swiss grade 1 rather than 2. The change in wording illustrates why modifiers and sentence structure matter.
"Wir bedauern sein Ausscheiden sehr und danken ihm für stets sehr gute Leistungen"Variants
- "Wir bedauern ihr Ausscheiden und danken ihr für die stets gute Zusammenarbeit"
Sources
- arbeitszeugnis.de Notenskala
- zeugnisprofi.com Formulierungen
Swiss employment-reference context
Swiss guidance says a full work reference should clearly cover duties, performance, and behavior, and that ambiguous coded messages are not permitted. The decoder explains common interpretations but cannot determine whether a specific reference is legally valid.
Read SECO's official work-reference FAQNote
Parallel to the performance thank-you formula ZC-SF-002, here applied to cooperation. The presence of 'regret' clearly distinguishes it from ZC-SF-004 and ZC-SF-015.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "Wir bedauern sein Ausscheiden und danken ihm für die stets gute Zusammenarbeit" mean in a work reference? +
Closing formula grade 2 -- cooperation variant. Regret about the departure + thanks for the 'consistently good' (not 'consistently very good') cooperation yields a good but not top rating (cf. ZC-SF-002, which thanks for performance rather than cooperation).
What grade does "Wir bedauern sein Ausscheiden und danken ihm für die stets gute Zusammenarbeit" correspond to in Switzerland? +
In Switzerland, this phrase corresponds to grade 2 (good). In Germany, it corresponds to grade 2 (good).
What does "Wir bedauern ihr Ausscheiden und danken ihr für die stets gute Zusammenarbeit" mean in a work reference? +
Closing formula grade 2 -- cooperation variant. Regret about the departure + thanks for the 'consistently good' (not 'consistently very good') cooperation yields a good but not top rating (cf. ZC-SF-002, which thanks for performance rather than cooperation).