Reprieve
August is audit month at work. It's my big annual test to see if I'm doing my job properly. It's always a stressful time and I get on people's nerves by asking them for lots of papers.
This year my auditors requested that they do the fieldwork a week earlier than normal because they had another job the week of the 20th. I said okay even though I was already going to be a bit behind from doing production on the magazine. I knew I didn't have any other layout jobs after that so I could concentrate fully on prepping for the audit. This week has been crazy trying to get all the schedules done to send over to their office next week before they get here. I think I could've done it but today I got some good news.
The senior auditor told me that one of the two junior auditors who normally work on our audit is leaving their company and the other one is on vacation the week we had scheduled. So she wanted to push it back a week! I was so happy. I now have all next week to finish things up. Yea!
I'm glad you get to work with people you have worked with before. It would be even more stressful if it were completely new people each year.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree, though my co-worker, the Develpment Associate, told me that some companies have to switch auditors every few years to avoid any appearances of impropriety. Luckily, my boss told me that doesn't really apply to us (a non-profit).
ReplyDeleteImpropriety? Impropriety? There's no impropriety in Non-profits!
ReplyDeleteOkay, so it is a stretch for a "no crying in baseball", A League of Their Own, quote, but there it is....