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

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