|Policy of House | |Moral | |Physical |Standards.............< Commercial | |Artistic | |Etc. | | |In Place of Business |Physical Surroundings.< In Locality | |In Home | | |Personal Preference |Management............< | |Personality | | |Personal Preference Environment...< Superior Executive....< Personality | |Methods | | |In Business |Associates............< In Locality | |Socially | | |Hours of Labor | |Periods of Rest | |Temperature | |Compensation |Working Conditions....< Opportunities | |Underground | |Elevation | |Danger | |Etc. POLICY AND STANDARDS For a man faithfully and loyally to live up to and represent the policy of the house is obviously necessary. But oftentimes it takes rather definite characteristics to do this. Every business institution has, or should have, its moral, commercial, financial, artistic, and other standards with reference to personnel, according to the character of the business and other important considerations. And the man who contemplates work with any firm will examine himself to see whether he can harmonize happily with these standards. In like manner, every profession and art has its traditional standards and ethics, which should be considered. PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS In selecting his vocation, the wise man ascertains his fitness for its physical surroundings. Some men cannot work permanently indoors, underground, in a high altitude, in a hot or cold climate, in a damp or a dry climate, in high or low artificial temperature, in the midst of noise or dust or chemical fumes, or by artificial light, or in a locality where certain social advantages do not exist or where satisfactory homes cannot be rented or purchased. Some men are not fitted for city life; others are not fitted for country life. All these and other facts should be taken into consideration with reference to surroundings. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERIORS