First Day at a New Job: 50+ Good Luck Messages

A first day is nervier than anyone admits, whatever your age. A message that morning does more than one a week later. Here are 50+ messages.

Send yours in a free congratulations ecard the night before.

Quick good luck messages

1. Good luck today! You are going to be great.
2. First day! Go and enjoy it.
3. Good luck! They are lucky to have you.
4. Have a brilliant first day.
5. Good luck today. Let me know how it goes.
6. First day nerves are normal. You will be fine.
7. Good luck! Cannot wait to hear about it.
8. Have a great first day — thinking of you.
9. Good luck! Go and make a good impression, then relax.
10. Big day! You have got this.
11. Good luck today. Enjoy the fresh start.
12. Have a good one! Message me at lunch.

Reassuring messages

1. Nobody expects you to know anything on day one. Ask everything.
2. The first fortnight feels strange for everyone. It settles faster than you think.
3. They hired you for a reason. Remember that around Wednesday.
4. Good luck! You will not remember anyone’s name and that is completely normal.
5. Be patient with yourself for the first month.
6. Good luck. Day one is just about turning up and being pleasant.
7. You have done harder things than this. Go and enjoy it.
8. Good luck! The imposter feeling is standard issue. Ignore it.
9. Nobody is judging you on the first day. They are just glad you started.
10. Good luck. Two weeks from now this will feel normal.

From family

1. Good luck today, love. So proud of you.
2. Big day! We are all thinking of you.
3. Good luck, love. Ring us tonight and tell us everything.
4. So proud of you. Go and show them what you can do.
5. Good luck today! Whatever happens, we are here.
6. Have a brilliant first day, love.
7. Thinking of you this morning. You will be great.
8. Good luck! We will want a full report at teatime.

From friends and former colleagues

1. Good luck today! Their gain, our loss.
2. First day! Go and be brilliant. Drinks Friday to debrief.
3. Good luck! Message me the moment anything ridiculous happens.
4. Have a great one. We already miss you here.
5. Good luck! Do not tell them everything you know on day one.
6. Thinking of you this morning. You will be running the place by March.
7. Good luck! Report back on the coffee situation.
8. Have a brilliant first day. So pleased for you.

For a first-ever job

1. Good luck on your very first day at work. Enormous milestone.
2. First proper job! Go and enjoy it.
3. Good luck! Ask questions, be early, and the rest looks after itself.
4. So proud of you. First day of a very long working life.
5. Good luck! Nobody expects anything on day one except that you turn up.
6. Big day. You have earned this.

Short messages

1. Good luck today!
2. You have got this.
3. Have a great first day.
4. Thinking of you this morning.
5. Go and enjoy it!
6. So proud of you.
7. Big day — good luck!
8. Smash it.

How to write it

1. Send it in the morning. First-day nerves peak on the commute, not the night before.
2. Take the pressure off. “Nobody expects you to know anything” is the single most reassuring line.
3. Do not ask for a report at lunchtime. Offer to hear about it later instead.
4. Follow up at the end of week one. That is when the novelty wears off and the doubt arrives.

Send it — and pair it with a gift

A free congratulations ecard arrives before they leave the house. See also new job congratulations and welcome to the team messages:

FAQ

What do you say to someone on their first day?

Wish them luck and take the pressure off. “Nobody expects you to know anything yet” does more than any amount of enthusiasm.

When should you send it?

On the morning itself. Nerves peak on the way in, not the night before.

What do you say to someone starting their first ever job?

Treat it as the milestone it is, and keep the advice to one line — ask questions and be early covers most of it.

Should you check in afterwards?

Yes, at the end of the first week. That is when the novelty fades and the self-doubt tends to arrive.

What is a good short message?

“Good luck today! You are going to be great.”

What if they are nervous about a career change?

Acknowledge the courage rather than promising success. Changing direction is harder than starting out.