Hello JoShmo! Welcome to the Cove!
Why, then, does TS REQUIRE that calibration activites are understood by not only CB but internal audtors? Also, why are lab accreditation auditors needed to be competent in the lab scope? The reality is that it's not MY experience of auditors, but INDUSTRY which realized that the auditors HAVE to be competent in this science to know how to audit. You don't get taught that in any LA course! And we read here and in many other forums that a significant proportion of people ALSO don't get it - auditors ask for all kinds of things to be done which have zero to do with effective calibration. Not my bad experience at all. Simply pointing out that comments which may come from an unqualified source need to be treated with caution... My experiences isn't less valid that yours simply because you don't agree.
This site thrives from people adding/sharing their own experiences; especially in the field of auditing. There are many instances, and many here (who are auditors) which we would agree with your passion about poor auditing/auditors. I have always respected the auditors here because they are some of the most passionate with respect to bad auditors and poor auditing. They represent their trade with Pride, and thus, get very

when they feel individuals have become victims of poor auditors.
The question posed by the original poster is about the auditor simply asking a question. That's all. And many of the responses that you made, appear to me that because of the one question, you feel the auditor (and auditors as a whole) are incompetent. Is that not a reasonable assumption?
So people are going to challenge that assumption, because they feel it's an over-generalization. That is not saying your opinion is worthless; rather, they just don't agree. And as we know... we all don't have to agree on everything.
We appreciate having new faces with new opinions and perspectives here. And that includes yours. But when anyone (myself included) post something of a feeling opinion that can be construed as over-generalized and maybe painting with a broad brush, they should expect to be challenged.