{"id":6199,"date":"2014-02-13T13:35:42","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T18:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=6199"},"modified":"2025-11-27T03:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:21:44","slug":"how-deal-with-death-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/the-workplace\/how-deal-with-death-office\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Deal With A Death In The Office?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a co-worker loses a loved one, even the most confident among us sometimes find it a challenge to know the right thing to say. The obvious and most practical thing to do when dealing with a death in the office is to send thoughtful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/all-occasion-cards\/sympathy-cards.htm\"><strong>sympathy cards<\/strong><\/a> with a personal note included. But who among us has not stared at a card, pen in hand, wondering what would be appropriate? It is admirable to want to comfort someone, but the co-worker relationship has to be considered. It is appropriate to express your feelings to your co-worker by recognizing that the person is suffering. &nbsp;Statements like &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry for your loss&#8221; or &#8220;My thoughts are with you and your family at this time&#8221; show them that you care.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/product\/sympathy-doves-greeting-card-300475.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/G1BAY.jpg\" alt=\"Sympathy Doves Greeting Card\" width=\"583\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/G1BAY.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/G1BAY-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t avoid a colleague who is grieving simply because you don&#8217;t know what to say. Honesty is the best policy in this situation. You can simply say, &#8220;I just don&#8217;t know what to say, but I am sorry for your loss.&#8221; Again, a tasteful sympathy card can come to your rescue if speaking directly to someone about this topic has you stumped. Conversely, offering too much info or advice can overwhelm a co-worker who is coping with a difficult situation. For example, relating about how your grandfather suffered in his final days would not be helpful. In short, an honest, simple response is often the best approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When a co-worker loses a loved one, even the most confident among us sometimes find it a challenge&hellip;","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":6203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1292,1296,1300,1316,60,510],"tags":[915,408,595],"class_list":{"0":"post-6199","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-occasions-and-celebrations","8":"category-tips-and-trends","9":"category-comforting-messages","10":"category-office-wellness-tips-and-trends","11":"category-sympathy-cards","12":"category-the-workplace","13":"tag-sympathy-cards","14":"tag-sympathy-card","15":"tag-death-in-the-office","16":"cs-entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Do I Deal With A Death In The Office? 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