3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeAverage ageof people ina meeting is50In 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetings"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meetingSomeoneasks youto do theirjobYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerGetsasked,"Where isJason?"Someone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticket"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?""Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeeting5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingSomeonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll daySomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talkto3 meetingsoverlap thesame timeAverage ageof people ina meeting is50In 3 differentroomsthroughout theday for 3differentmeetings"Quickquestion" -turns into45 min taskHave 3unansweredMattermostmessages atthe same timeHave to explainthe same ticketmultiple timesor to multiplepeopleFinish atask, thentherequirementschangeSomeonehas a hotmic duringa meetingSomeoneasks youto do theirjobYou find yourselfreading this bingosheet too muchbecause focusingon work is painful.For me, basicallyfree spaceNeed toremind 3people toupdate theirJira ticketsSame ticketgets movedforward, thenbackward, thenforward in theswim lanesIn apointlessmeeting 30min or longerGetsasked,"Where isJason?"Someone sendsa passiveaggressiveemail when theyare the problemJudgedunfairly forotherpeoplesworkNo onevolunteersto pick upa ticket"Oh yea, Iunderstand"- You don'tunderstandat allYou findyourself saying,"What is thepoint of thisemail chain?""Let'sparking lotthat" - twicein onemeeting5 meaninglessbuzzwordssaid by thesame personin one meetingSomeonedodges yourmessagesalllllllllll daySomeonegives a 10minutestandupupdateGet redirected4 times tofinally reachwho you needto actually talkto

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