> "see, someone signed here and said everything was fine!" But that's fine. If you have a crack in your foundation you want to know about it, not to be forced

> "see, someone signed here and said everything was fine!" But that's fine. If you have a crack in your foundation you want to know about it, not to be forced to fix it or for the whole world to know about it. You can decide for yourself having the full knowledge of the situation what you need to do next and take responsibility for that decision. Or you can pretend you never knew and whatever happened is not your fault. This is the critical role of an auditor, to point out the reality so you have to be accountable for whatever comes next. And this is exactly why many companies pay for or hire junior/inexperienced auditors. So they can go through the motions without the accountability.