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Write a retirement card that mentions what they were known for

Someone's retiring and 'enjoy your rest' feels thin. Get a message from what they were known for.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Write a retirement card message.

Who: [name]
What they were known for: [specific]
My relationship: [colleague / family / friend]
Tone: [warm / light]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A sendable card message.
2. A shorter line for a group card.
3. Jokes to avoid (age, being glad to see them go).
4. A private thank-you if they mentored me.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. Give a sendable version and, when I've pasted a vent, a one-line note on what you left out and why. This is help with wording, not legal advice. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. name: a short note you already have. specific: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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