No onevolunteersto pick upa ticketNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Finish atask, thentherequirementschangeSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meeting"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsSomeone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemGetsasked,"Where isJason?"You find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkSomeonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll day5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingSomeoneasks youto do theirjobGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talktoHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same time"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min task3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerAverage ageof people ina meeting is50"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeetingNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticketNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsSomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?"Finish atask, thentherequirementschangeSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meeting"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allIn 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetingsSomeone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemGetsasked,"Where isJason?"You find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkSomeonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll day5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingSomeoneasks youto do theirjobGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talktoHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same time"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min task3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerAverage ageof people ina meeting is50"Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeeting

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