Treated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itYou 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 forunimportantreasonsIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Have to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleKASMCrashesTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateKASMLosesimportantdataToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeBackseatcoder"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Dev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsJudgedunfairly forotherpeopleswork"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesSomeoneasks youto do theirjob"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itYou 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 forunimportantreasonsIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Have to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleKASMCrashesTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateKASMLosesimportantdataToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeBackseatcoder"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Dev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsJudgedunfairly forotherpeopleswork"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesSomeoneasks youto do theirjob"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same time

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