You have just heard the sad news of
death from one of your colleagues and you may not know how to react, you are so shocked by what still seems unreal. This is why we have prepared this little guide, to help you make the right decisions when you are overwhelmed by emotions. \n
Have a funeral plaque made
\nIf you are part of a large company, contact your human resources department who will certainly have organized the tributes so that you can join them. If your company does not have such a service, get together with colleagues to
purchasing a funeral plaque. Together, you can place a plaque on your colleague's grave to bear witness to your memory. His family will certainly be touched to see that his deceased loved one was appreciated at work and that his colleagues are involved in the last tributes. \n\nYou can have the
funeral plaque at the cemetery on the day of
funeral or later, or you can come to the ceremony and place the plaque yourself or give it to the family. It all depends on your degree of closeness to the deceased and their loved ones. \n\nRead also:
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Offer your condolences to the loved ones of the deceased
\nIf you know the relatives of your deceased colleague, you can obviously call them to express your condolences and offer your help, if necessary. For example, if your colleague was a single parent, you can offer the family to look after the children while they complete the administrative procedures following the
death and that they organize themselves to find a lasting solution for the children. \n\nOn the other hand, if you don't know your colleague's loved ones at all, you can simply write a card of support, presenting your condolences, on behalf of the company or your group of colleagues. \n\nYou can also bring together expressions of support through your company's human resources department, or, if your company does not have one, through one of your volunteer colleagues to act as a relay between your company and your colleague's family. Do not hesitate to ask the family what their preferences are regarding your presence at mass,
flowers, etc. \n\nLoved ones will certainly appreciate the delicacy with which you collect their wishes. Indeed, some families prefer to live
farewell ceremonies in a small group and will then ask you to show your support discreetly, via a funeral plaque or a wreath of flowers, for example. \n\nRead also:
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Take time to grieve
\nDepending on how close you are to your colleague, it may be more or less difficult for you to grieve. Sometimes, even without being intimate with the deceased, it is difficult to get over their death because their absence sends us back to our own destiny. \n\nFor example, if you only know this colleague very little, but he regularly intervenes in your files, even remotely, or he sometimes responds to emails in a chat group, you will quickly notice his absence and The brain is so designed that it quickly imagines that this could happen to us. \n\nThis risks plunging you into a period of anxiety and questioning, which will be even stronger if you were close to this person, because the grief of having lost them will be added to your feelings. \n\nDon’t hesitate to talk about it with your colleagues, there may be several of you in the same situation and expressing your emotions can only do you good. Your company's human resources department can also help you and set up group therapy sessions, especially if your colleague's death occurred at work, or due to their professional activity. \n\nGet help from a mental health professional if you feel that this grief is too difficult to face alone. Psychologists and psychotherapists specialize in bereavement support and can help you and your colleagues if you need it. \n\nWe hope to have helped you find ways to know what to do when you learn of the death of a work colleague and wish you the best in overcoming these difficult events. \n\nRead also:
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