====== Core Principles ======

The **Core Principles** are a list of characteristics that all [[Lumon Industries]] employees and followers of [[Kier Eagan]] are expected to demonstrate. These principles are intended to unite and inspire those who adhere to them, and to lead them to become better people and more industrious workers. 

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{{:nine-principles-cross-stitch-alt.webp?400|A framed needlepoint of Lumon’s nine Core Principles}}
The Core Principles as seen in a framed needlepoint in Harmony Cobel's home
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There are nine Core Principles. They are: 

  - Vision
  - Verve
  - Wit
  - Cheer
  - Humility
  - Benevolence
  - Nimbleness
  - Probity
  - Wiles

The Core Principles are comparable to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_virtues|Seven Virtues]] of Catholic theology. There is one virtue which directly overlaps with the Core Principles, humility. 

===== In Lumon Corporate Culture =====

The Core Principles feature prominently in documents intended for [[severance procedure|Severed]] employees. These include the [[compliance handbook]] and [[the macrodata refiner's orientation booklet]]. The principles are designed to intertwine and overlap, as they should all be considered together instead of separately. There is an emphasis on good social skills, because employees are considered not just a team, but a community or family. 

In [[half loop]], [[Irving]] mentions that a fun fact about him is he knows all nine Core Principles. When [[milchick]] asks him which is his favorite, Irving responds, "All nine. But today, I think I’d say, “cheer”."  

In [[in perpetuity]], the [[Eagan Bingo]] cards [[Dylan]] distributes have a square for the Core Principles being mentioned in the [[perpetuity wing]].

===== In Kier Eagan Philosophy =====

The Core Principles are also intended for followers of Kier Eagan. [[Harmony Cobel]] in particular demonstrates repeatedly how an exemplary follower should use the principles to structure and guide their life. In [[The you you are]], Cobel calls on the principle of wiles before attending [[Peter kilmer|Peter Kilmer's]] funeral in order to retrieve his severance chip. In [[hide and seek]], she mentions that [[Mark|Mark's]] valiance in trying to take [[ms. casey|Ms. Casey's]] place in the [[break room]] is "not a core principle, but sweet." 

There are also several examples of the principles being shown in Cobel's home. Again in [[hide and seek]], we see a framed needlepoint above Cobel's bed that lists them. Her [[shrine to Kier]] also repeatedly features all nine principles, as seen in her handmade posters and collected Kier memorabilia. 

Cobel was presumably indoctrinated in the Core Principles during her time at the [[myrtle Eagan school for girls]]. 


 





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