Said “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notPromisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentWrote anemail butneversent itTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxThoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouSaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whyWorkedthroughlunchSaid ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownSecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceHad morethan 10tabs openUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileOpened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreCelebrateda meetingbeingcanceledCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseForgotwhat dayit wasSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterFeltproductivejust formaking a to-do listUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”Said “I’lltake areal breaksoon”Respondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on workSaid “Noworries if not!”when you wereabsolutelyworried if notPromisedyourselfyou’d go tobed early —didn’tOpened yourlaptop beforeyour morningcoffeeHad 3+ tabsopen withthe samedocumentWrote anemail butneversent itTook a deepbreathbeforeopening yourinboxThoughtabout adding“professionalmultitasker” toyour LinkedInHeard“You’re onmute”directed atyouSaid “I’mfine” whenyou clearlyweren’tAccidentallybecame thegrouptherapistOpened aspreadsheetandimmediatelyforgot whyWorkedthroughlunchSaid ‘Afterthis weekit’ll calmdownSecretlywishesSCOUT wouldbe down formaintenanceHad morethan 10tabs openUsed avirtualbackgroundto hide thelaundry pileOpened Teamsto check yourcalendar andforgot what youwere checkingAddedsomething toyour to-dolist just tocross it offWrote “permy lastemail” (orwantedto)moreCelebrateda meetingbeingcanceledCelebrated anemail bounce-back as a signfrom theuniverseForgotwhat dayit wasSaid ‘I justneed topowerthroughDrankcoffeeinstead ofwaterFeltproductivejust formaking a to-do listUsed “busy” asyour defaultanswer to“How areyou?”Said “I’lltake areal breaksoon”Respondedto a messagein your headbut not in reallifeUsed aweekend to‘catch up’on work

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. Promised yourself you’d go to bed early — didn’t
  3. Opened your laptop before your morning coffee
  4. Had 3+ tabs open with the same document
  5. Wrote an email but never sent it
  6. Took a deep breath before opening your inbox
  7. Thought about adding “professional multitasker” to your LinkedIn
  8. Heard “You’re on mute” directed at you
  9. Said “I’m fine” when you clearly weren’t
  10. Accidentally became the group therapist
  11. Opened a spreadsheet and immediately forgot why
  12. Worked through lunch
  13. Said ‘After this week it’ll calm down
  14. Secretly wishes SCOUT would be down for maintenance
  15. Had more than 10 tabs open
  16. Used a virtual background to hide the laundry pile
  17. Opened Teams to check your calendar and forgot what you were checking
  18. Added something to your to-do list just to cross it off
  19. Wrote “per my last email” (or wanted to)more
  20. Celebrated a meeting being canceled
  21. Celebrated an email bounce-back as a sign from the universe
  22. Forgot what day it was
  23. Said ‘I just need to power through
  24. Drank coffee instead of water
  25. Felt productive just for making a to-do list
  26. Used “busy” as your default answer to “How are you?”
  27. Said “I’ll take a real break soon”
  28. Responded to a message in your head but not in real life
  29. Used a weekend to ‘catch up’ on work