Said “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whySaid ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offHad morethan 10tabs openSaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tPromisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”Celebrateda meetingbeingcanceledUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workSecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceOpened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingSaid “I’lltake areal breaksoon”Thoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentWrote anemail butneversent itForgotwhat dayit wasRespondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeWorkedthroughlunchTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouFeltproductivejust formaking a to-do listSaid “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whySaid ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offHad morethan 10tabs openSaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tPromisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”Celebrateda meetingbeingcanceledUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workSecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceOpened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingSaid “I’lltake areal breaksoon”Thoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentWrote anemail butneversent itForgotwhat dayit wasRespondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeWorkedthroughlunchTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouFeltproductivejust formaking a to-do list

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