GeneralnegativityAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationShowingup lateAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer toBeingunpreparedformeetingsVaguegoalsAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto them"I'm anewmanager"AskingirrelevantquestionsMakingfun ofvendorsAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressed"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"movingagoalpostOverrelianceon metrics"It couldbeworse"Forgettingoutcomes ofconversationsBlamingotherdepartmentsNotadhering totheir ownstandardsa non-apologyapology"I wasthinkingthat too""I am themanager..."Micromanaging"I was justabout tosay that"Meetingswith noagendaGeneralnegativityAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationShowingup lateAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer toBeingunpreparedformeetingsVaguegoalsAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto them"I'm anewmanager"AskingirrelevantquestionsMakingfun ofvendorsAskingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressed"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"movingagoalpostOverrelianceon metrics"It couldbeworse"Forgettingoutcomes ofconversationsBlamingotherdepartmentsNotadhering totheir ownstandardsa non-apologyapology"I wasthinkingthat too""I am themanager..."Micromanaging"I was justabout tosay that"Meetingswith noagenda

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