Yesterday while I was at a client’s working, doing my job, a job which is required of them by the state of West Virginia, a job which is also required of them by the IRS . . .
I passed by two gentlemen standing in the hallway in front of some very important peoples’ offices. I walked past them, graciously smiled my loving and adorable smile full of pearly whites and proceeded on my way.
At this point, they stopped talking and stared at me. My first reaction was the fact that I’m young (and beautiful), so most older men like to stop and stare. It’s happened on more than one, two, a hundred occasions, so I thought nothing of it.
I walked into my client’s office, handed back the paperwork I was sifting through and reviewing and turned to walk out. It was at this time I realized those two older men were still staring at me. This was when I started to get a little creeped out.
Another woman, the secretary, walked out of her office. They must have asked her who I was because the next words that came out of her mouth caught me off-guard. She said “That’s the auditor”. It wasn’t the words that shocked me, but the manner in which she said them.
Her tone of these words equated to the way a devout Christian would speak of a prostitute; the way a vegan would speak of red meat; or the way a mother would speak of germs. I couldn’t believe my ears. I was ashamed. I walked off with my head hung low and my tail between my legs like some dog who just got the worst beating of his life.
Am I viewed that way because of my profession? Am I the bad guy who goes through all your transactions and points out every flaw in your system? Well, YES, but that’s my JOB. I keep you in compliance with the state so you still get funding. I keep your financial information in check and balance. So unless you don’t want your money and you want a qualified opinion from me, I suggest you keep your comments to yourself. . . Not only do I see all, but I hear all as well . . .
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I've heard people here in my office refer to the auditors the same way. But you're right, they're just doing their job, which is required by the government. And guess what? Each time they find anomalies. Little oversights that would have cost us fines and penalties. So they actually save our ass from the IRS. When you're dealing with millions and millions of dollars (especially tax payer money), you just can't risk those kinds of things. Auditors are a necessity. Oh and the auditor we usually get is also a young woman, and pretty damn cute! Too bad she's got a huge diamond on her finger.
Oh and I love the picture you used on this post.
I've heard people here in my office refer to the auditors the same way. But you're right, they're just doing their job, which is required by the government. And guess what? Each time they find anomalies. Little oversights that would have cost us fines and penalties. So they actually save our ass from the IRS. When you're dealing with millions and millions of dollars (especially tax payer money), you just can't risk those kinds of things. Auditors are a necessity. Oh and the auditor we usually get is also a young woman, and pretty damn cute! Too bad she's got a huge diamond on her finger.
Oh and I love the picture you used on this post.
I've heard people here in my office refer to the auditors the same way. But you're right, they're just doing their job, which is required by the government. And guess what? Each time they find anomalies. Little oversights that would have cost us fines and penalties. So they actually save our ass from the IRS. When you're dealing with millions and millions of dollars (especially tax payer money), you just can't risk those kinds of things. Auditors are a necessity. Oh and the auditor we usually get is also a young woman, and pretty damn cute! Too bad she's got a huge diamond on her finger.
Oh and I love the picture you used on this post.
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