Someonehas a hotmic duringa meeting"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeetingHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?""Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talktoSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsSomeonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll dayAverage ageof people ina meeting is50Someone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticket"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same time3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsGetsasked,"Where isJason?"5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkSomeoneasks youto do theirjobIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meeting"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeetingHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?""Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talktoSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsSomeonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll dayAverage ageof people ina meeting is50Someone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticket"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same time3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsGetsasked,"Where isJason?"5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkSomeoneasks youto do theirjobIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longer

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