Average ageof people ina meeting is50"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat all5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingSomeone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Someonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll daySomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meetingSomeoneasks youto do theirjobJudgedunfairly forotherpeopleswork"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticketHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsGetsasked,"Where isJason?"You find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talkto"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeeting3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeAverage ageof people ina meeting is50"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat all5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingSomeone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Someonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll daySomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meetingSomeoneasks youto do theirjobJudgedunfairly forotherpeopleswork"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticketHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsGetsasked,"Where isJason?"You find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talkto"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeeting3 meetingsoverlap thesame time

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