Have 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Spend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperSomeoneasks youto do theirjob"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allKASMLosesimportantdataKASMCrashesToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsBackseatcoderFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix it"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtested"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Have 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Spend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperSomeoneasks youto do theirjob"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allKASMLosesimportantdataKASMCrashesToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsBackseatcoderFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix it"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtested"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."

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