"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeBackseatcoder"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Judgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkFinish atask, thentherequirementschange"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"In apointlessmeeting 30min or longerTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateKASMLosesimportantdata"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleKASMCrashesSomeoneasks youto do theirjob"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeBackseatcoder"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Judgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkFinish atask, thentherequirementschange"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"In apointlessmeeting 30min or longerTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateKASMLosesimportantdata"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleKASMCrashesSomeoneasks youto do theirjob

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