AskingirrelevantquestionsGeneralnegativitya non-apologyapologymovingagoalpost"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"Showingup late"It couldbeworse"Adjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themMeetingswith noagenda"I wasthinkingthat too""I was justabout tosay that"Notadhering totheir ownstandardsBeingunpreparedformeetingsOverrelianceon metrics"I'm anewmanager"Makingfun ofvendors"I am themanager..."MicromanagingAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer toForgettingoutcomes ofconversationsVaguegoalsAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressedBlamingotherdepartmentsAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationAskingirrelevantquestionsGeneralnegativitya non-apologyapologymovingagoalpost"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"Showingup late"It couldbeworse"Adjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto themMeetingswith noagenda"I wasthinkingthat too""I was justabout tosay that"Notadhering totheir ownstandardsBeingunpreparedformeetingsOverrelianceon metrics"I'm anewmanager"Makingfun ofvendors"I am themanager..."MicromanagingAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer toForgettingoutcomes ofconversationsVaguegoalsAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressedBlamingotherdepartmentsAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentation

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