Same ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Have to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeKASMCrashesKASMLosesimportantdataSomeoneasks youto do theirjobIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix it"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsBackseatcoderHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdate"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?""Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Have to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsToldsomethingnegativeabout MSLYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeKASMCrashesKASMLosesimportantdataSomeoneasks youto do theirjobIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix it"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desksWork interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsBackseatcoderHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdate"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloperYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?""Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat all

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