In apointlessmeeting 30min or longerNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsGetsasked,"Where isJason?""Quickquestion" -turns into45 min task3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticketHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleSomeoneasks youto do theirjob"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeetingSomeone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemAverage ageof people ina meeting is50Someonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll dayYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Get redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talktoSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meeting5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meeting"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsGetsasked,"Where isJason?""Quickquestion" -turns into45 min task3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticketHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleSomeoneasks youto do theirjob"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeetingSomeone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemAverage ageof people ina meeting is50Someonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll dayYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Get redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talktoSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meeting5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meeting"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. In a pointless meeting 30 min or longer
  2. Need to remind 3 people to update their Jira tickets
  3. Judged unfairly for other peoples work
  4. In 3 different rooms throughout the day for 3 different meetings
  5. Gets asked, "Where is Jason?"
  6. "Quick question" - turns into 45 min task
  7. 3 meetings overlap the same time
  8. You find yourself reading this bingo sheet too much because focusing on work is painful. For me, basically free space
  9. Finish a task, then the requirements change
  10. Have 3 unanswered Mattermost messages at the same time
  11. No one volunteers to pick up a ticket
  12. Have to explain the same ticket multiple times or to multiple people
  13. Someone asks you to do their job
  14. "Let's parking lot that" - twice in one meeting
  15. Someone sends a passive aggressive email when they are the problem
  16. Average age of people in a meeting is 50
  17. Someone dodges your messages alllllllllll day
  18. You find yourself saying, "What is the point of this email chain?"
  19. Get redirected 4 times to finally reach who you need to actually talk to
  20. Someone gives a 10 minute standup update
  21. Same ticket gets moved forward, then backward, then forward in the swim lanes
  22. Someone has a hot mic during a meeting
  23. 5 meaningless buzzwords said by the same person in one meeting
  24. "Oh yea, I understand" - You don't understand at all