You find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree space"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeetingNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticketIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdate5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talktoSomeonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll dayGetsasked,"Where isJason?""Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meetingIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkSomeoneasks youto do theirjobFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Have 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same time3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeSomeone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemAverage ageof people ina meeting is50You find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree space"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeetingNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticketIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdate5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talktoSomeonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll dayGetsasked,"Where isJason?""Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meetingIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkSomeoneasks youto do theirjobFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Have 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same time3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeSomeone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemAverage ageof people ina meeting is50

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. You find yourself reading this bingo sheet too much because focusing on work is painful. For me, basically free space
  2. "Oh yea, I understand" - You don't understand at all
  3. Same ticket gets moved forward, then backward, then forward in the swim lanes
  4. "Let's parking lot that" - twice in one meeting
  5. No one volunteers to pick up a ticket
  6. In 3 different rooms throughout the day for 3 different meetings
  7. Someone gives a 10 minute standup update
  8. 5 meaningless buzzwords said by the same person in one meeting
  9. Have to explain the same ticket multiple times or to multiple people
  10. Get redirected 4 times to finally reach who you need to actually talk to
  11. Someone dodges your messages alllllllllll day
  12. Gets asked, "Where is Jason?"
  13. "Quick question" - turns into 45 min task
  14. Need to remind 3 people to update their Jira tickets
  15. Someone has a hot mic during a meeting
  16. In a pointless meeting 30 min or longer
  17. Judged unfairly for other peoples work
  18. Someone asks you to do their job
  19. Finish a task, then the requirements change
  20. You find yourself saying, "What is the point of this email chain?"
  21. Have 3 unanswered Mattermost messages at the same time
  22. 3 meetings overlap the same time
  23. Someone sends a passive aggressive email when they are the problem
  24. Average age of people in a meeting is 50