Dev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itKASMLosesimportantdataSomeoneasks youto do theirjobTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasons"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desks"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Judgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree space"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"KASMCrashesSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskBackseatcoderHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itKASMLosesimportantdataSomeoneasks youto do theirjobTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasons"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desks"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Judgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree space"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"KASMCrashesSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskBackseatcoderHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same time

Work Life 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. Dev needing help with running MSL because they don't read the instructions
  2. Someone else's code breaks mine, but I have to fix it
  3. KASM Loses important data
  4. Someone asks you to do their job
  5. Tester fails ticket because they don't understand what is being tested
  6. Work interrupted 3 times while headphones are on for unimportant reasons
  7. "Oh yea, I understand" - You don't understand at all
  8. In a pointless meeting 30 min or longer
  9. Spend a total of an hour during the day at other peoples desks
  10. "In <insert tool> we do it this way..."
  11. Judged unfairly for other peoples work
  12. Told something negative about MSL
  13. You find yourself reading this bingo sheet too much because focusing on work is painful. For me, basically free space
  14. "Why can't you just - " to a complicated problem
  15. Finish a task, then the requirements change
  16. You find yourself saying, "What is the point of this email chain?"
  17. KASM Crashes
  18. Same ticket gets moved forward, then backward, then forward in the swim lanes
  19. "Quick question" - turns into 45 min task
  20. Back seat coder
  21. Have to explain the same ticket multiple times or to multiple people
  22. Treated like I am the sole MSL developer
  23. Someone gives a 10 minute standup update
  24. Have 3 unanswered Mattermost messages at the same time