Notadhering totheir ownstandardsAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationOverrelianceon metricsMicromanagingGeneralnegativityMakingfun ofvendors"I was justabout tosay that"Beingunpreparedformeetings"I am themanager...""I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"VaguegoalsAskingirrelevantquestions"It couldbeworse"Forgettingoutcomes ofconversationsa non-apologyapologymovingagoalpostMeetingswith noagendaBlamingotherdepartmentsAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themShowingup lateAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer toAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressed"I'm anewmanager""I wasthinkingthat too"Notadhering totheir ownstandardsAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationOverrelianceon metricsMicromanagingGeneralnegativityMakingfun ofvendors"I was justabout tosay that"Beingunpreparedformeetings"I am themanager...""I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"VaguegoalsAskingirrelevantquestions"It couldbeworse"Forgettingoutcomes ofconversationsa non-apologyapologymovingagoalpostMeetingswith noagendaBlamingotherdepartmentsAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themShowingup lateAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer toAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressed"I'm anewmanager""I wasthinkingthat too"

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