"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Dev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itKASMCrashesIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksKASMLosesimportantdataSomeoneasks youto do theirjob"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblem"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Tester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkBackseatcoderTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree space"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Dev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itKASMCrashesIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksKASMLosesimportantdataSomeoneasks youto do theirjob"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblem"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Tester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkBackseatcoderTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree space"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes

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