In apointlessmeeting 30min or longer"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceGetsasked,"Where isJason?"5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingSomeone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemAverage ageof people ina meeting is50Someonehas a hotmic duringa meeting"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeetingSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdate"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskSomeoneasks youto do theirjobFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticketSomeonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll dayHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talktoYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"In apointlessmeeting 30min or longer"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanes3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceGetsasked,"Where isJason?"5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingSomeone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemAverage ageof people ina meeting is50Someonehas a hotmic duringa meeting"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeetingSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdate"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskSomeoneasks youto do theirjobFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticketSomeonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll dayHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talktoYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"

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