"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Have 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Work interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desks"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloper"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateKASMCrashesDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleBackseatcoderTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedSomeoneasks youto do theirjobIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerFinish atask, thentherequirementschange"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskKASMLosesimportantdataToldsomethingnegativeabout MSL"In <inserttool> wedo it thisway..."Have 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Work interrupted3 times whileheadphones areon forunimportantreasonsYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesSpend a totalof an hourduring the dayat otherpeoples desks"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allSomeoneelse's codebreaks mine,but I have tofix itJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkTreated likeI am thesole MSLdeveloper"Why can'tyou just - " toacomplicatedproblemSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateKASMCrashesDev needinghelp withrunning MSLbecause theydon't read theinstructionsHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleBackseatcoderTester failsticket becausethey don'tunderstandwhat is beingtestedSomeoneasks youto do theirjobIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerFinish atask, thentherequirementschange"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskKASMLosesimportantdataToldsomethingnegativeabout MSL

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