“In the formulas of 'personnel experts', men and women are to be shaped into the 'well rounded, acceptable, effective personality.' Just like small proprietors, they cannot higgle over prices, which are fixed, or 'judge the market' and accordingly buy wisely.”

—  C. Wright Mills , book White Collar: The American Middle Classes

White Collar: The American Middle Classes (1951)

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