Parenting = Auditing

By Justin

I have thought for a long time that parenting is very similar to being an auditor.  While driving home today I finally put some examples in mind.  

1. You spend your life saying No and I'm sorry but the rules don't allow that.  I don't make the rules, I am just in charge of making sure we all follow the rules.

2. Eli likes to count 1,2,3,5,12,49,69,85,12,5.  See dad I counted to Ten!  Clients like to count: 1,2,3,4...I am sure the rest of the inventory is there.  Done!  Sometimes it is the later numbers that are the most important.

3.  Sometimes you have to ask the same question three different ways to see if the answers match.  

to Eli: Eli did you get in trouble at school today? Eli: No

to Eli: Eli did you have to go to time out at school today? Eli: No

to Eli: Eli did  you play nice and share today?  Eli: No.  to Eli: Why not?  Eli: Welllllll, Emily took my car cause I wouldn't share with her so I hit her.  to Eli: Did you get in trouble for hitting? Eli: Yes and I had to go to timeout.

@ Work: Are you aware of any fraud? No

@ Work: Are you aware of any thing that could be considered shady? No

@ Work: Are you aware of any one taking things home they shouldn't?  Well Stephanie does use her credit card to go to Sam's with on occasion, but she always says she pays us back.  Do you make sure she pays us back?  Oh that isn't my job, isn't that your job?

4. No matter what I say or do, I am the bad guy.  Even if I didn't make the rule, I am still in trouble.  Eli doesn't like that I make him go to bed.  The client doesn't like that I can't let them use the petty cash for lunch money.

5. At the end of the day, they both are rewarding in ways that is hard to explain to the outside world.

How is your job like parenting?