PT the Auditor  An Audit Is Like a Colonoscopy ...  A friend
told me that an audit is like a colonoscopy. It's not pleasant,
but it finds problems and can help you correct them before they
destroy you. In his case, his audit focused him on parts of his
business that he had been neglecting and showed him where he
needed to make some changes. His attitude was one of discomfort
mixed with gratitude. He caught his problem in time, before it
was fatal. I'm stunned when I'm given an audit assignment and
the object of the audit fights tooth and nail to prevent me from
getting the information I need. I went to one location where the
garage manager told me that his boss had told him to stonewall
me, that I was getting nothing. I reminded him that I worked for
his customer and asked if a phone call was necessary to open the
doors. He said yes. So he and his company went through the
embarrassment of having their customer call them, remind them of
paragraph suchensuch of their management agreement, and tell
them in no un