Wrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughHad morethan 10tabs openWorkedthroughlunchSaid ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownWrote anemail butneversent itRespondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”Promisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterSaid “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouSecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whyThoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentSaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tForgotwhat dayit wasCelebrateda meetingbeingcanceledFeltproductivejust formaking a to-do listSaid “I’lltake areal breaksoon”Opened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughHad morethan 10tabs openWorkedthroughlunchSaid ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownWrote anemail butneversent itRespondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”Promisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterSaid “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouSecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whyThoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentSaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tForgotwhat dayit wasCelebrateda meetingbeingcanceledFeltproductivejust formaking a to-do listSaid “I’lltake areal breaksoon”Opened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverse

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