Panel 1
Action/Setting: In a conference room with big windows, a blue shark wearing a name tag labeled “FORGE” gestures toward a flip chart on an easel. A large poster in the background reads “Reflect” (crossed out) and “Thrive,” with a small “with FORGE” logo.
Dialogue (shark): “THRIVE IS NOW MEASUREABLE”
On the flip chart (handwritten):
“THRIVE SCOREBOARD”
“CALL CLIENT: 5 points”
“CONTACT LEAD: 10 points”
“CLOSE SALE: 100 points”
Panel 2
Action/Setting: The shark faces the flip chart. A sloth (Drew) is in the lower left foreground, looking up.
Dialogue (Drew): “I ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS”
Dialogue (shark): “ZERO POINTS”
On the flip chart (visible again):
“THRIVE SCOREBOARD”
“CALL CLIENT: 5 points”
“CONTACT LEAD: 10 points”
“CLOSE SALE: 100 points”
Panel 3
Action/Setting: The shark stands by the flip chart again. Dash (the penguin) is in the right foreground, looking toward the shark.
Dialogue (Dash): “I HANDLE SUPPLY ACQUISITION”
Dialogue (shark): “ZERO POINTS”
Panel 4
Caption: “Later…”
Action/Setting: Dash sits at a table piled with office supplies: stacks of notepads, lots of pens, several pairs of scissors, and multiple purple staplers. Dash holds up a phone; on the phone screen, the caller label says “MOM.”
Dialogue (Dash): “I’VE GOT YOU DOWN FOR A STAPLER, TWELVE NOTEPADS, AND TWO DOZEN PENS. THANKS, MOM!”
Scoreboard
About Donna Lake
The Donna Lake Comic Strip follows a quietly fierce department head trying to lead with dignity, despite corporate curveballs, chaos-prone staff, and a workplace that keeps getting weirder.
It’s a sharp, heartfelt office comedy with a surreal streak and a deep respect for the ones who hold it all together.
