Micromanaging"I'm anewmanager"Askingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressed"It couldbeworse"Meetingswith noagendaa non-apologyapologyAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer tomovingagoalpostAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationMakingfun ofvendorsShowingup late"I am themanager..."Overrelianceon metrics"I wasthinkingthat too"Notadhering totheir ownstandardsAskingirrelevantquestionsAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto them"I was justabout tosay that"GeneralnegativityForgettingoutcomes ofconversationsBeingunpreparedformeetingsBlamingotherdepartments"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"VaguegoalsMicromanaging"I'm anewmanager"Askingquestionsaboutsomething justaddressed"It couldbeworse"Meetingswith noagendaa non-apologyapologyAskingquestionsthey shouldknow theanswer tomovingagoalpostAskingquestionsrather thanreadingdocumentationMakingfun ofvendorsShowingup late"I am themanager..."Overrelianceon metrics"I wasthinkingthat too"Notadhering totheir ownstandardsAskingirrelevantquestionsAdjustingproceduresfor things thataren't relevantto them"I was justabout tosay that"GeneralnegativityForgettingoutcomes ofconversationsBeingunpreparedformeetingsBlamingotherdepartments"I need morevisibility intohow youspend yourtime"Vaguegoals

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