Much of the success of an undertaking establishment will be
dependent, not only upon the head of the firm himself, but also
upon the discipline maintained among those to whom the details of
the business are entrusted; and the difficulties surrounding proper
management will increase as it extends and involves the employment
of more numerous operatives, unless the general duties of all are
specifically laid down, and the particular duties of each well
defined and insisted upon.
The rules which follow were prepared by a gentleman of considerable
experience and unusual success in business; they were designed for a
store employing three assistants.
Although, of course, they require modifications to suit the
circumstances of different establishments, their general tenor is
adapted to all, and the high tone of professional and moral aptitude
they require renders them worthy the acceptance of every assistant
who would deserve the approval of his employer, and of every employer
who desires the best interests of his assistants.