GeneralnegativityAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer to"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime""I'm anewmanager""I was justabout tosay that"MicromanagingMakingfun ofvendorsAskingirrelevantquestionsOverrelianceon metrics"I am themanager...""I wasthinkingthat too"Notadhering totheir ownstandardsBlamingotherdepartmentsAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressedMeetingswith noagendaShowingup lateAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentation"It couldbeworse"movingagoalpostBeingunpreparedformeetingsForgettingoutcomes ofconversationsa non-apologyapologyVaguegoalsGeneralnegativityAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer to"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime""I'm anewmanager""I was justabout tosay that"MicromanagingMakingfun ofvendorsAskingirrelevantquestionsOverrelianceon metrics"I am themanager...""I wasthinkingthat too"Notadhering totheir ownstandardsBlamingotherdepartmentsAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressedMeetingswith noagendaShowingup lateAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentation"It couldbeworse"movingagoalpostBeingunpreparedformeetingsForgettingoutcomes ofconversationsa non-apologyapologyVaguegoals

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