Same ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix it"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."In apointlessmeeting 30min or longerTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleToldsomethingnegativeabout MSL"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeKASMCrashesKASMLosesimportantdataDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsSomeoneasks youto do theirjobYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree space"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Treated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloper"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemBackseatcoderSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix it"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."In apointlessmeeting 30min or longerTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleToldsomethingnegativeabout MSL"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeKASMCrashesKASMLosesimportantdataDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsSomeoneasks youto do theirjobYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree space"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Treated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloper"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemBackseatcoder

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