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Suggestion Box Sonnet

Ever wonder what happens to suggestions Dropped in your employers’ slotted box? They are extracted and read with questions Seldom answered is somewhat orthodox, Proposals by the great, “unwashed” masses Of underlings seeking more remuneration, Gutsy enough to speak, these lower classes, Indeed, to want a scheduled, paid vacation! Imagine a thirty-minute lunch break, I laugh, Extending the law-provided ten-minute take Or double pay for overtime? Surely, they jest For all the silly complaints they love to make. More work, I say!--simply what you do best With my feet on my desk, I’m taking a rest! Written August 9, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/12/2022 9:04:00 PM

I think those boxes are to eliminate the trouble makers - you know your employer recognizes your handwriting."Proposals by the great, “unwashed” masses Of underlings seeking more remuneration," - sadly, true.

Jenna Logan

Date: 8/10/2022 8:21:00 AM

I wonder... do businesses still have suggestion boxes? If they're filled with anonymous suggestions, some must be very amusing, hostile,... ? You give pause for thought, Milt.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/10/2022 9:21:00 AM

Me, too, Jenna. As I told Tom, I don't believe I've ever worked for a place that had one.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/10/2022 12:52:00 AM

Occasionally you get some positive suggestions that will be helpful in improving working conditions but it also gives the 'dead wood' a chance to have a good moan lol Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/10/2022 7:53:00 AM

So true, Tom. I don't believe I've ever worked in a place that had a suggestion box, but I find the idea somewhat amusing.