I H A T E auditors!

[Bob]

We're still suffering our annual audit (well one of them anyway). I just get sick and tired of being asked the same question again (and again... and again... and again). And the way they seem to think that every job you do should have a checklist, which they seem to think should be signed off by someone every time you breathe...

Argh.

If everything should have a checklist, then why is it that THEY aren't using a checklist, but maintain freeform notes, hmmmmmmmmmmm?

FFS, I'm a Database Administrator (DBA). Like all DBAs, I'm procedurally obsessed. I'm sure if there was a personality profile in place as a requirement for a DBA, it would say "obessive to the point of being anal..." It is how we do the job.

I want to jab red-hot pointed sticks in their eyes, I really do

[wari]

YOu shoold .. you'd be good attit ... hows the bike goin' ? .. :spudwave:

[James Deuce]

*faints*

Wari! Long time no see.

Auditors are indeed "interesting" I think the new Operations Manager of the team I work for was an auditor in a past life.

[Pwalo]

Every new accountant goes through the audit stage, and people wonder why they're so 'different'.

[Drunken Monkey]

Auditors = they recount the beans the bean counters have counted.

[Motu]

The guys who audit me for WoF's charge $160 per hour,and are in no hurry to get the job done...it also means I can't do any work while they are here,so you can at least double their fee.They have Xray vision - I have to tick ALL the boxes,and I DO....they can pull a check sheet at random and flick to any page and say ''this form is incomplete,this one here too...tut tut tut,I hope I don't find anymore like this....oh dear,you haven't even tick pass or fail here.Hmmmm'' And they do some writting on their clip board.

If you can't grow a good enough mustache to be a traffic cop,you can always make other peoples lives a misery by becoming an auditor.

[Drum]

The last place I worked had so many checklists, that there was a checklist to make sure you completed all the checklists. (Colapop knows what I'm talking about).

[cowpoos]

We're still suffering our annual audit (well one of them anyway). I just get sick and tired of being asked the same question again (and again... and again... and again). And the way they seem to think that every job you do should have a checklist, which they seem to think should be signed off by someone every time you breathe...

Argh.

If everything should have a checklist, then why is it that THEY aren't using a checklist, but maintain freeform notes, hmmmmmmmmmmm?

FFS, I'm a Database Administrator (DBA). Like all DBAs, I'm procedurally obsessed. I'm sure if there was a personality profile in place as a requirement for a DBA, it would say "obessive to the point of being anal..." It is how we do the job.

I want to jab red-hot pointed sticks in their eyes, I really do

ask them to write questions down....and repley to them in writing....

this is the fastest way to deal with them....you'll find the volume of questions get very thin very fast.....alot of the time they ask the same or similar questions to make sure they get a consistant repley to them....as they are looking for holes.... try it....

[Swoop]

Those that can, do.
Those that cannot, teach.
Those who can't do that, inspect/audit.

[oldrider]

Those that can, do.
Those that cannot, teach.
Those who can't do that, inspect/audit.

Can't agree with you more Swoop but I have to concede, "that which gets measured, does get done!"
It would be nice to shoot the messenger sometimes wouldn't it! Cheers John.

[ManDownUnder]

Auditors = they recount the beans the bean counters have counted.

I thought they checked they'd been properly processed after being eaten too...

[judecatmad]

We're still suffering our annual audit

Count your lucky stars - our work gets audited quarterly... **sigh**

[Hitcher]

Give me auditors over actuaries any day.

And welcome back, wari.

[BarBender]

I want to jab red-hot pointed sticks in their eyes, I really do

Just grab the red pen out of their hand...or if they're using a green one just shove that up their

[judecatmad]

Give me auditors over actuaries any day.

Ah, Actuaries aren't so bad - just get them talking about stats or the abstract notion of certain numbers, turn them towards a mirror and let them have a deep and meaningful!

Actuaries are rather gentle folks not out to cause any trouble - auditors on the other hand.........(**breathes deeply and counts to ten just like the therapist said to**)

Now, on with my day

Have a good one!