"They'resorry theyupsetyou""They'refinding itreallyhard""You needto bemore...""You'retaking itthe wrongway""They'refinding ithard to workwith you""They'venever beena problembefore""Youshouldhave toldme earlier"[Refersyou to apolicy]"I'mdisappointedin you""It won'thappenagain""You needto bemorepatient""It's nottheirfault""They'refine withme""I'venever hadan issuewith them"[Workplaceignoresissue]"They toldme thatyou...""You'retoosensitive""They'revery goodat whatthey do""Haveyou justtried...""Theyfeelstressed""They'regoingthroughsome things""HaveYOUtried...""You need tobe moreunderstanding""That'snot whattheymeant""I'm sorryyou feellike that""Thisisn't anissue""You'rebullyingthem""It's yourresponsibilityto...""Theydidn'tknow"Free!"Thatdoesn'tsound likethem""They'rea goodperson""Its beenhard onthem""Areyousure?""Theydidn'tmean it""I'm surethey didn'tmean...""They'resorry theyupsetyou""They'refinding itreallyhard""You needto bemore...""You'retaking itthe wrongway""They'refinding ithard to workwith you""They'venever beena problembefore""Youshouldhave toldme earlier"[Refersyou to apolicy]"I'mdisappointedin you""It won'thappenagain""You needto bemorepatient""It's nottheirfault""They'refine withme""I'venever hadan issuewith them"[Workplaceignoresissue]"They toldme thatyou...""You'retoosensitive""They'revery goodat whatthey do""Haveyou justtried...""Theyfeelstressed""They'regoingthroughsome things""HaveYOUtried...""You need tobe moreunderstanding""That'snot whattheymeant""I'm sorryyou feellike that""Thisisn't anissue""You'rebullyingthem""It's yourresponsibilityto...""Theydidn'tknow"Free!"Thatdoesn'tsound likethem""They'rea goodperson""Its beenhard onthem""Areyousure?""Theydidn'tmean it""I'm surethey didn'tmean..."

Excusing bad behavior at work - 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. "They're sorry they upset you"
  2. "They're finding it really hard"
  3. "You need to be more..."
  4. "You're taking it the wrong way"
  5. "They're finding it hard to work with you"
  6. "They've never been a problem before"
  7. "You should have told me earlier"
  8. [Refers you to a policy]
  9. "I'm disappointed in you"
  10. "It won't happen again"
  11. "You need to be more patient"
  12. "It's not their fault"
  13. "They're fine with me"
  14. "I've never had an issue with them"
  15. [Workplace ignores issue]
  16. "They told me that you..."
  17. "You're too sensitive"
  18. "They're very good at what they do"
  19. "Have you just tried..."
  20. "They feel stressed"
  21. "They're going through some things"
  22. "Have YOU tried..."
  23. "You need to be more understanding"
  24. "That's not what they meant"
  25. "I'm sorry you feel like that"
  26. "This isn't an issue"
  27. "You're bullying them"
  28. "It's your responsibility to..."
  29. "They didn't know"
  30. Free!
  31. "That doesn't sound like them"
  32. "They're a good person"
  33. "Its been hard on them"
  34. "Are you sure?"
  35. "They didn't mean it"
  36. "I'm sure they didn't mean..."