[Panel 1]
DONNA stands at the front of the conference table, pointing toward al suggestion box on a table surrounded by staff.
DONNA:
“Please write and submit your mental wellness grant suggestion here”

[Panel 2]
RILEY chews on submission slip, DREW the sloth and MILO the raccoon are still seated.
DONNA:
“I’ll be back for the box later”

[Panel 3]
MILO and DASH the penguin eagerly drop papers into the suggestion box. Both say “WATERPARK.”

[Panel 4]
FINLEY the goldfish floats in, waving a paper labeled “Counselor (please).”
FINLEY:
“Hey guys, wait up!”

[Panel 5]
RILEY stands alone in front of the suggestion box, entering a stack of identical suggestion slips labeled “Zen Garden.”

[Panel 6]
The suggestion box is now full. The top slip visible reads “Zen.” RILEY’S eyes are peeking just over the table edge from the background.

CHOOSE YOUR STARTING POINT

CHAPTERS

The Vote

From Donna’s Desk


I put out a suggestion box for the mental wellness grant.

Simple ask: Write your idea, drop it in, walk away.
That’s it.

And yet, the moment the box hit the table… something shifted.
There was whispering.
Pens vanished.
There was a whiff of a cigar-smoke-filled poker room.

The suggestion box is still sealed.
But I already have questions:

  • What’s the weirdest suggestion box moment you’ve ever witnessed?

  • How do you gather honest input without inviting... interpretive chaos?

  • And what actually belongs in a workplace wellness plan?

If you’ve ever tried to welcome feedback while quietly fearing the penmanship, the tone, or the sheer volume of emojis, then this space is for you.

Drop a comment. Share your story.
Or just tell me what you’d put in the box if no one was watching.

I won’t judge.
(But I might brace.)

Donna

 

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5 thoughts on “The Vote

  1. Well I certainly hope they get a waterpark 😉

    1. Same and it’s funny the fish didn’t vote the same!

  2. A part of me hopes so, too.

  3. Healthy cooking class.

  4. And the time to both cook it and eat it…sitting down!

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