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And Then The Wise Woman Card sends a bold, cheeky congratulations to a coworker who has just walked away from the job for good.
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And Then The Wise Woman Card shows “AND THEN THE WISE WOMAN DECIDED... FUCK THIS SHIT AND RETIRED” with a pink highlighter stripe across the swear word, and “CONGRATULATIONS!” set large below. It is a blunt, cheeky way to say the work is finished, and it fits anyone who has earned a loud, joyful exit from the office.
Ships with a kraft envelope; envelope color in photo may vary.
The design piece by piece
The white card carries the message in black lettering, with WISE WOMAN picked out in a bold pink script that sits inside a loose pink swirl. Beneath it the phrase DECIDED... runs above a pink highlighter band that frames FUCK THIS SHIT, so the profanity gets the strongest visual weight on the page. A soft pink line loops around the highlight, with tiny pink stars and dots scattered along its edges. Lower down, a small pink star with a winking face and a few sparkles hangs above the last words, AND RETIRED, and the closing CONGRATULATIONS! anchors the bottom. The lettering is playful and chunky, so the rude wording reads as cheerful rather than harsh. Every element points the eye from the setup to the punchline and then to the celebration.
Everyday moments
The people who will feel this card was made for them are the coworkers who have seen the whole stretch of a career, the ones who know exactly why someone would walk out the door with a shrug. You will notice that the pink highlight lands first, and then the wise woman setup makes the joke click. It works on a card propped up on a desk on the final afternoon, or slipped into a team member's bag before she heads home. It also gets passed around the break room before the goodbye lunch, where colleagues laugh over the wording together.
When you need a gift
This is a natural pick for a retirement party, a leaving-the-office send-off, or a last-day goodbye when the whole team wants to mark the moment. It suits a friend who has talked about quitting for years and has finally gone through with it. Pair it with a small treat or a bottle of something bubbly for the celebration. The available style is a greeting card, which makes it easy to slip into a gift bag or hand over with a hug.
- What does the joke on this card mean?
- The joke is that a wise woman decided the job had gone on long enough and simply walked away. The pink highlight on FUCK THIS SHIT makes the blunt decision the punchline, and CONGRATULATIONS! turns it into a celebration. It lands best with someone who has spent years putting up with office frustrations and is now finished with them for good.
- Who is this card best suited for?
- It suits a coworker, boss, or friend who has earned a joyful, no-nonsense exit from the workplace. Anyone who has been through long years on the job will recognize the frustration behind the wording. It is especially good for someone with a sharp sense of humor who would enjoy a cheeky message rather than a sentimental one.
- What makes this design different from other retirement cards?
- Most retirement cards stick to soft sentiment, but this one leads with a blunt, funny setup and a bold pink highlight on the profanity. The winking pink star and sparkles keep it cheerful, so it reads as playful rather than harsh. The wise woman framing gives the rude line a clever twist that many standard cards do not attempt.
- Premium 350 gsm cardstock
- Full-color print on demand (front)
- Folded 5 x 7 in (A7) card
- Blank inside for your own message
- Kraft envelope included
- Printed to order
- Paper weight: 350 g/m²

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