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

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