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Vintage retro illustration of a smiling woman typing on a typewriter with whisky and cigarette, captioned “Dear Monday… I’ve decided to have a great day.

Retro Workplace Poster: “Dear Monday” – A Hilarious Vintage Take on Surviving Mondays

If Monday insists on ruining your life, at least laugh at it. This retro Office Bantomime poster delivers pure vintage sarcasm, workplace misery and 1950s charm—perfect for anyone crawling into the week on fumes.

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by James Mason

DEAR MONDAY: Why This Retro Poster Might Save Your Sanity This Week

If you're reading this, congratulations — you survived another weekend of chaos, questionable decisions, and at least one moment where you said, “I’m too old for this shit.”

And now Monday has arrived…
Loud.
Uninvited.
Smelling faintly of another shit show of disappointment.

But today’s Retro Office Poster has one message for the universe:

“DEAR MONDAY, AFTER A CHAOTIC WEEKEND, I'VE DECIDED TO HAVE A FUCKING GREAT DAY.”

Because sometimes positivity isn’t gentle.
Sometimes it needs a cigarette, a typewriter, and a glass of whisky at 9 a.m.

Ideal if you're working from home. 😄

Why This Poster Exists (And Why We Need It)

In classic mid-century style, our mystery office queen sits there — smiling, typing, smoking, and absolutely not giving Monday the satisfaction of seeing her crumble.

She’s got deadlines.
She’s got life admin.
She’s got a whisky on standby.
(Something HR would definitely frown upon — which makes it even better.)

This poster captures the exact energy we all wish we could bring into Monday:

✔ Chaos happened
✔ Mistakes were made
✔ We move
✔ We rise
✔ We choose violence… but politely


The Office Bantomime Retro Poster Series

Every week, we’re releasing a new vintage-inspired masterpiece celebrating:

  • Corporate misery
  • Mild burnout
  • Passive-aggressive survival
  • And the joy of simply showing up

Think of it as the motivational art your workplace would hang up…
If they had a sense of humour.
Or a soul.

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