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

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