Showingup late"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"Blamingotherdepartments"I'm anewmanager"movingagoalpost"I wasthinkingthat too"Askingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressedVaguegoalsBeingunpreparedformeetingsAskingirrelevantquestionsGeneralnegativityAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer to"It couldbeworse"Overrelianceon metricsMakingfun ofvendorsMicromanagingNotadhering totheir ownstandards"I am themanager...""I was justabout tosay that"Askingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themForgettingoutcomes ofconversationsa non-apologyapologyMeetingswith noagendaShowingup late"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"Blamingotherdepartments"I'm anewmanager"movingagoalpost"I wasthinkingthat too"Askingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressedVaguegoalsBeingunpreparedformeetingsAskingirrelevantquestionsGeneralnegativityAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer to"It couldbeworse"Overrelianceon metricsMakingfun ofvendorsMicromanagingNotadhering totheir ownstandards"I am themanager...""I was justabout tosay that"Askingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themForgettingoutcomes ofconversationsa non-apologyapologyMeetingswith noagenda

Toxic Boss Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Showing up late
  2. "I need more visibility into how you spend your time"
  3. Blaming other departments
  4. "I'm a new manager"
  5. moving a goalpost
  6. "I was thinking that too"
  7. Asking questions about something just addressed
  8. Vague goals
  9. Being unprepared for meetings
  10. Asking irrelevant questions
  11. General negativity
  12. Asking questions they should know the answer to
  13. "It could be worse"
  14. Over reliance on metrics
  15. Making fun of vendors
  16. Micromanaging
  17. Not adhering to their own standards
  18. "I am the manager..."
  19. "I was just about to say that"
  20. Asking questions rather than reading documentation
  21. Adjusting procedures for things that aren't relevant to them
  22. Forgetting outcomes of conversations
  23. a non-apology apology
  24. Meetings with no agenda