Askingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressedMicromanagingNotadhering totheir ownstandards"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"BlamingotherdepartmentsMeetingswith noagenda"I'm anewmanager"Askingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer toa non-apologyapologymovingagoalpostMakingfun ofvendors"It couldbeworse"Forgettingoutcomes ofconversationsAskingirrelevantquestions"I am themanager..."Showingup lateVaguegoals"I was justabout tosay that"GeneralnegativityAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationOverrelianceon metrics"I wasthinkingthat too"BeingunpreparedformeetingsAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressedMicromanagingNotadhering totheir ownstandards"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"BlamingotherdepartmentsMeetingswith noagenda"I'm anewmanager"Askingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer toa non-apologyapologymovingagoalpostMakingfun ofvendors"It couldbeworse"Forgettingoutcomes ofconversationsAskingirrelevantquestions"I am themanager..."Showingup lateVaguegoals"I was justabout tosay that"GeneralnegativityAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationOverrelianceon metrics"I wasthinkingthat too"BeingunpreparedformeetingsAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto them

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