Someoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"You find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceBackseatcoder"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longer"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedSomeoneasks youto do theirjobSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desks"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdate"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Dev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesKASMCrashesKASMLosesimportantdataJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"You find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceBackseatcoder"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longer"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedSomeoneasks youto do theirjobSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desks"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdate"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Dev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesKASMCrashesKASMLosesimportantdataJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeople

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