Took a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxSecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceWorkedthroughlunchDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”Feltproductivejust formaking a to-do listHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileForgotwhat dayit wasUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offWrote anemail butneversent itRespondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeThoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInSaid “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notHad morethan 10tabs openPromisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouCelebrateda meetingbeingcanceledOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whySaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughSaid “I’lltake areal breaksoon”Said ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseOpened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxSecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceWorkedthroughlunchDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”Feltproductivejust formaking a to-do listHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileForgotwhat dayit wasUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offWrote anemail butneversent itRespondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeThoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInSaid “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notHad morethan 10tabs openPromisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouCelebrateda meetingbeingcanceledOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whySaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughSaid “I’lltake areal breaksoon”Said ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseOpened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checking

Burnout Bingo - 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. Took a deep breath before opening your inbox
  2. Secretly wishes SCOUT would be down for maintenance
  3. Worked through lunch
  4. Drank coffee instead of water
  5. Used “busy” as your default answer to “How are you?”
  6. Felt productive just for making a to-do list
  7. Had 3+ tabs open with the same document
  8. Accidentally became the group therapist
  9. Used a virtual background to hide the laundry pile
  10. Forgot what day it was
  11. Used a weekend to ‘catch up’ on work
  12. Wrote “per my last email” (or wanted to)more
  13. Opened your laptop before your morning coffee
  14. Added something to your to-do list just to cross it off
  15. Wrote an email but never sent it
  16. Responded to a message in your head but not in real life
  17. Thought about adding “professional multitasker” to your LinkedIn
  18. Said “No worries if not!” when you were absolutely worried if not
  19. Had more than 10 tabs open
  20. Promised yourself you’d go to bed early — didn’t
  21. Heard “You’re on mute” directed at you
  22. Celebrated a meeting being canceled
  23. Opened a spreadsheet and immediately forgot why
  24. Said “I’m fine” when you clearly weren’t
  25. Said ‘I just need to power through
  26. Said “I’ll take a real break soon”
  27. Said ‘After this week it’ll calm down
  28. Celebrated an email bounce-back as a sign from the universe
  29. Opened Teams to check your calendar and forgot what you were checking