Took avery longscenicrouteDisney →France →HR OpssomehowMissedinternalHR workStarted insales,pivoted toHRTold friendto apply…then stolethe jobStartedduringCOVIDchaosMissed“real HRwork”Retail →airline →HR pivotLeft HR…then cameback toHRWantedto be alawyer“HR is themove”momentHRrotationalprogramstartLivedmultiplelivesbefore HRRetail →followedsomeoneto PaylocityShiftedintoPeopleOpsCameback toHR OpsRan 5cafés incollegeGainedexperiencethen madethe switchStartedclient-facing→ moved tocomplianceAppliedmultipletimes beforegetting hiredLeaned intoHR throughleadershipworkWaitedpatientlyforopportunityDidcompliancefor clientsfirstWorkedcloselywith HR →wanted inCall centerwherepeopleyelled at meWantedto be adoctorTook a jobafter aroughyearTooksameworkinternalMovietheatermanagementbackgroundBiologysaid no❤️Would nottake no foran answer😂Climbedthroughmultipleinternal rolesStarted inrecruiting→ stayedin HRChose jobfor HRISexperienceSaid “notHRBP lifefor me”StartedinrecruitingHad amillionrandomjobs firstChosespecializationovergeneralistGot yelledat byclientsearly onSurvivedAM life(barely😄)Calledcompaniesall over theworld forworkTook avery longscenicrouteDisney →France →HR OpssomehowMissedinternalHR workStarted insales,pivoted toHRTold friendto apply…then stolethe jobStartedduringCOVIDchaosMissed“real HRwork”Retail →airline →HR pivotLeft HR…then cameback toHRWantedto be alawyer“HR is themove”momentHRrotationalprogramstartLivedmultiplelivesbefore HRRetail →followedsomeoneto PaylocityShiftedintoPeopleOpsCameback toHR OpsRan 5cafés incollegeGainedexperiencethen madethe switchStartedclient-facing→ moved tocomplianceAppliedmultipletimes beforegetting hiredLeaned intoHR throughleadershipworkWaitedpatientlyforopportunityDidcompliancefor clientsfirstWorkedcloselywith HR →wanted inCall centerwherepeopleyelled at meWantedto be adoctorTook a jobafter aroughyearTooksameworkinternalMovietheatermanagementbackgroundBiologysaid no❤️Would nottake no foran answer😂Climbedthroughmultipleinternal rolesStarted inrecruiting→ stayedin HRChose jobfor HRISexperienceSaid “notHRBP lifefor me”StartedinrecruitingHad amillionrandomjobs firstChosespecializationovergeneralistGot yelledat byclientsearly onSurvivedAM life(barely😄)Calledcompaniesall over theworld forwork

HR Ops “How Did You Get to HR?” 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. Took a very long scenic route
  2. Disney → France → HR Ops somehow
  3. Missed internal HR work
  4. Started in sales, pivoted to HR
  5. Told friend to apply…then stole the job
  6. Started during COVID chaos
  7. Missed “real HR work”
  8. Retail → airline → HR pivot
  9. Left HR… then came back to HR
  10. Wanted to be a lawyer
  11. “HR is the move” moment
  12. HR rotational program start
  13. Lived multiple lives before HR
  14. Retail → followed someone to Paylocity
  15. Shifted into People Ops
  16. Came back to HR Ops
  17. Ran 5 cafés in college
  18. Gained experience then made the switch
  19. Started client-facing → moved to compliance
  20. Applied multiple times before getting hired
  21. Leaned into HR through leadership work
  22. Waited patiently for opportunity
  23. Did compliance for clients first
  24. Worked closely with HR → wanted in
  25. Call center where people yelled at me
  26. Wanted to be a doctor
  27. Took a job after a rough year
  28. Took same work internal
  29. Movie theater management background
  30. Biology said no ❤️
  31. Would not take no for an answer 😂
  32. Climbed through multiple internal roles
  33. Started in recruiting → stayed in HR
  34. Chose job for HRIS experience
  35. Said “not HRBP life for me”
  36. Started in recruiting
  37. Had a million random jobs first
  38. Chose specialization over generalist
  39. Got yelled at by clients early on
  40. Survived AM life (barely 😄)
  41. Called companies all over the world for work