Written by Kurt Needles

Needles & Associates, LLC

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Last week I was going out of state to work on an annual audit client.  Another client in the same town had a delinquency issue, so since I was already going to be there, I said I would do it. After all, it was only five guys for a short audit period.  How bad could it be?

Well, sometimes I forget what a tough job payroll auditing can be.  The owner’s wife was overbearing, and the information supplied to me had everything except the plumbers blacked out.  I was told that I was a “hitman” for the union, that I wanted personal payroll information on them, that the payroll audit was some sort of “punishment” and that I had no right to see the Electricians!  (Not auditing for them.)  No matter how much I tried to calm her down, rationally explaining why payroll audits need to be performed, assuring her that since no one was paying me to audit the Electricians, I had no intention of doing so.  I told her that we are independent (e.g., not hitmen for the union)... yada yada yada – all the standard lines.  This sparring match went on for at least an hour.  They were calling the different unions, the owner coming in to find out what was going on, etc.  When I finally got what I needed, it only took me 20 minutes or so to copy the information.

As I write this I realize that this blog is for all the managers.  Every once in a while it is good to see what your staff is enduring every day.  Sometimes I forget.  I’m taking them all out for a beer, or two, on me.

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