Vaguegoals"I wasthinkingthat too""I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime""I'm anewmanager""I was justabout tosay that"Overrelianceon metrics"I am themanager..."Forgettingoutcomes ofconversationsAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressedShowingup lateAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationMakingfun ofvendorsNotadhering totheir ownstandardsa non-apologyapology"It couldbeworse"AskingirrelevantquestionsMeetingswith noagendaGeneralnegativitymovingagoalpostBlamingotherdepartmentsAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer toAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themBeingunpreparedformeetingsMicromanagingVaguegoals"I wasthinkingthat too""I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime""I'm anewmanager""I was justabout tosay that"Overrelianceon metrics"I am themanager..."Forgettingoutcomes ofconversationsAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressedShowingup lateAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationMakingfun ofvendorsNotadhering totheir ownstandardsa non-apologyapology"It couldbeworse"AskingirrelevantquestionsMeetingswith noagendaGeneralnegativitymovingagoalpostBlamingotherdepartmentsAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer toAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themBeingunpreparedformeetingsMicromanaging

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