Chapter 10: Coverage

Part 5: Suggestions

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Drew the sloth sits in an office chair next to Donna's unoccupied desk, holding a large envelope.

Finley: “WHERE’S DONNA?” Drew: “NOT HERE” Action: Finley the goldfish appears at the desk with a folder labeled “Employee Suggestions.” Drew remains seated in the chair holding his folder.

Finley: “CAN I TOSS LAST YEAR’S SUGGESTIONS?” Drew: “NO”

Finley: “WHY NOT? THEY ASKED, THEN IGNORED THEM” Drew: “EVIDENCE”

Transcript

Panel 1

Dialogue: None.

Action: Drew the sloth sits in an office chair next to Donna's empty desk, holding a large envelope.

Panel 2

Action: Finley the goldfish appears at the desk with a folder labeled “Employee Suggestions.”

Finley: “WHERE’S DONNA?”

Drew: “NOT HERE”

Panel 3

Finley: “CAN I TOSS LAST YEAR’S SUGGESTIONS?”

Drew: “NO”

Panel 4

Finley: “WHY NOT?
THEY ASKED,
THEN IGNORED
THEM”

Drew: “EVIDENCE”

Suggestions

Posted on September 2, 2026 by donnalake

From Donna's Desk:

There is a special kind of optimism required to put out an employee suggestion box.

There is also a special kind of courage required to open it again a year later.

Because once people write things down, they stop being “general morale concerns” and become evidence.

Asking for feedback is easy. Reading it is harder. Acting on it is where “we value your input” has to become a budget line.

People can usually tell the difference between being invited to contribute and being invited to perform participation. They notice when their ideas disappear into a folder and never come back with a budget, a timeline, or even a polite no.

So I’m curious:

What happened to the last suggestion your workplace asked for?

Have you ever seen feedback treated like a gift instead of a threat?

I’ll be back, and I’m not throwing away the evidence.

Donna

4 thoughts on “Suggestions”

Cierra
09/02/2026, 8:57 am
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Can you please try to be *more* relevant to my current life? It’s like every Wednesday I have to face myself again!
1. donnalake
  
  09/02/2026, 9:18 am
  
  Reply
  
  Ahh, the burden of the muse…
Bubba
09/02/2026, 11:03 am
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Possible interaction between “The Boss” and the employees.
https://suno.com/s/8f0aaxoCB3EiUfZB
(May have to copy and paste onto web)
1. donnalake
  
  09/02/2026, 1:29 pm
  
  Reply
  
  I approve this musical adaptation of “Suggestions” as accurate.

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