Someoneasks youto do theirjobHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Work interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLKASMLosesimportantdataHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateJudgedunfairly forotherpeopleswork"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itKASMCrashesIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Tester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtested"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min task"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allBackseatcoderDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsSomeoneasks youto do theirjobHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Work interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLKASMLosesimportantdataHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateJudgedunfairly forotherpeopleswork"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itKASMCrashesIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Tester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtested"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min task"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allBackseatcoderDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructions

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