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

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