Forgot to recordthe meeting —and realized itonly whensomeone askedfor the summaryPushedchangeswithoutbackupShared aconfidentialfile bymistakeForgot to testthe app in non-Englishlanguages —and broke thelayout.Found out mid-project thattwo key peoplewere both onvacationBroke atable inthedatabaseBroke thebuildminutesbefore demoSent anescalationemail… to theperson youwere escalatingaboutOversleptand missedthe dailystand-upWrote“pubic”instead of“public” in anemailOverpromisedin a client callSent amessage tothe wrongSlackchannelMissed ameetingbecause of atimezonemix-upDeletedimportantdocument“by accident”Forgot toinformfinance abouta contractextensionGave thewrong link toapresentationHiredsomeonewho quit ontheir first dayDiscoveredthat testdata went toproductionCookedduringDailystandupJoined acall on muteand talkedfor a minuteGave anunrealisticdeadline justto “keep theclient happy”Brokeproductionon aFridayPromised“small scopechange” for free— andregretted itforeverDeleteddatabasetable “byaccident”Forgot toinvitesomeoneimportant toa meetingRealized afterthe demo thatthe featurewasn’tdeployedSaid “It willtake 5minutes” —and it took aweekDidn’tunderstand therequirementbut pretendedtoForgot torenew acertificateor domainSent awrongemail tothe clientForgot to recordthe meeting —and realized itonly whensomeone askedfor the summaryPushedchangeswithoutbackupShared aconfidentialfile bymistakeForgot to testthe app in non-Englishlanguages —and broke thelayout.Found out mid-project thattwo key peoplewere both onvacationBroke atable inthedatabaseBroke thebuildminutesbefore demoSent anescalationemail… to theperson youwere escalatingaboutOversleptand missedthe dailystand-upWrote“pubic”instead of“public” in anemailOverpromisedin a client callSent amessage tothe wrongSlackchannelMissed ameetingbecause of atimezonemix-upDeletedimportantdocument“by accident”Forgot toinformfinance abouta contractextensionGave thewrong link toapresentationHiredsomeonewho quit ontheir first dayDiscoveredthat testdata went toproductionCookedduringDailystandupJoined acall on muteand talkedfor a minuteGave anunrealisticdeadline justto “keep theclient happy”Brokeproductionon aFridayPromised“small scopechange” for free— andregretted itforeverDeleteddatabasetable “byaccident”Forgot toinvitesomeoneimportant toa meetingRealized afterthe demo thatthe featurewasn’tdeployedSaid “It willtake 5minutes” —and it took aweekDidn’tunderstand therequirementbut pretendedtoForgot torenew acertificateor domainSent awrongemail tothe client

Find colleagues who actually experienced these situations and write their names in the boxes. The first one to get a full line (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) shout “I CONFESS!” - 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. Forgot to record the meeting — and realized it only when someone asked for the summary
  2. Pushed changes without backup
  3. Shared a confidential file by mistake
  4. Forgot to test the app in non-English languages — and broke the layout.
  5. Found out mid-project that two key people were both on vacation
  6. Broke a table in the database
  7. Broke the build minutes before demo
  8. Sent an escalation email… to the person you were escalating about
  9. Overslept and missed the daily stand-up
  10. Wrote “pubic” instead of “public” in an email
  11. Overpromised in a client call
  12. Sent a message to the wrong Slack channel
  13. Missed a meeting because of a timezone mix-up
  14. Deleted important document “by accident”
  15. Forgot to inform finance about a contract extension
  16. Gave the wrong link to a presentation
  17. Hired someone who quit on their first day
  18. Discovered that test data went to production
  19. Cooked during Daily standup
  20. Joined a call on mute and talked for a minute
  21. Gave an unrealistic deadline just to “keep the client happy”
  22. Broke production on a Friday
  23. Promised “small scope change” for free — and regretted it forever
  24. Deleted database table “by accident”
  25. Forgot to invite someone important to a meeting
  26. Realized after the demo that the feature wasn’t deployed
  27. Said “It will take 5 minutes” — and it took a week
  28. Didn’t understand the requirement but pretended to
  29. Forgot to renew a certificate or domain
  30. Sent a wrong email to the client