Usingsoftware thathasn't beenupdated in10+ yearsActuallythere'sanother wholedepartmentthat does thatYou gotaccess tothe full staffdirectorySomeonesuggested youtalk to someoneyou've alreadytalked to"Sorry,that'sabove mypay grade"Someoneasks what anacronymmeans andnobody knowsWalk toyour deskon thewrong floorYou assumedtwo co-workersknew eachother whenthey didn'tSomeoneclearlydoesn't wantto make adecisionYou found theperson whocan makeeverythinghappenYou foundthe personwho knowseverythingInter-projectdependenciesslow youdown"That's justhow thingsare donehere"You are nowcertified insomethingobviousBest-laidplansdestroyedby InfoSecApprovalstook longerthan doingthe workMeeting justends, withoutresolvinganything orplanning anyfollow upYou finddocumentationnobody knewaboutEntire newlayer ofpoliticalintriguerevealedProcessmeetingsScopecreepSomethingtook a monththat shouldhave taken 5minutesUnsure if thenumber gradein their job titleis ascending ordescendingUnsure whyyou're on anemaildistributionlistVPNdoesn'tworkYou walkedinto a politicalminefield andonly realizedafterwardNoresponsefrom the ITdepartmentUsingsoftware thathasn't beenupdated in10+ yearsActuallythere'sanother wholedepartmentthat does thatYou gotaccess tothe full staffdirectorySomeonesuggested youtalk to someoneyou've alreadytalked to"Sorry,that'sabove mypay grade"Someoneasks what anacronymmeans andnobody knowsWalk toyour deskon thewrong floorYou assumedtwo co-workersknew eachother whenthey didn'tSomeoneclearlydoesn't wantto make adecisionYou found theperson whocan makeeverythinghappenYou foundthe personwho knowseverythingInter-projectdependenciesslow youdown"That's justhow thingsare donehere"You are nowcertified insomethingobviousBest-laidplansdestroyedby InfoSecApprovalstook longerthan doingthe workMeeting justends, withoutresolvinganything orplanning anyfollow upYou finddocumentationnobody knewaboutEntire newlayer ofpoliticalintriguerevealedProcessmeetingsScopecreepSomethingtook a monththat shouldhave taken 5minutesUnsure if thenumber gradein their job titleis ascending ordescendingUnsure whyyou're on anemaildistributionlistVPNdoesn'tworkYou walkedinto a politicalminefield andonly realizedafterwardNoresponsefrom the ITdepartment

Bureaucracy - 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. Using software that hasn't been updated in 10+ years
  2. Actually there's another whole department that does that
  3. You got access to the full staff directory
  4. Someone suggested you talk to someone you've already talked to
  5. "Sorry, that's above my pay grade"
  6. Someone asks what an acronym means and nobody knows
  7. Walk to your desk on the wrong floor
  8. You assumed two co-workers knew each other when they didn't
  9. Someone clearly doesn't want to make a decision
  10. You found the person who can make everything happen
  11. You found the person who knows everything
  12. Inter-project dependencies slow you down
  13. "That's just how things are done here"
  14. You are now certified in something obvious
  15. Best-laid plans destroyed by InfoSec
  16. Approvals took longer than doing the work
  17. Meeting just ends, without resolving anything or planning any follow up
  18. You find documentation nobody knew about
  19. Entire new layer of political intrigue revealed
  20. Process meetings
  21. Scope creep
  22. Something took a month that should have taken 5 minutes
  23. Unsure if the number grade in their job title is ascending or descending
  24. Unsure why you're on an email distribution list
  25. VPN doesn't work
  26. You walked into a political minefield and only realized afterward
  27. No response from the IT department