Quote by Charles Wright Mills on Work Life and Personality

„When white-collar people get jobs, they sell not only their time and energy, but their personalities as well. They sell by the week, or month, their smiles and their kindly gestures, and they must practice that prompt repression of resentment and aggression.“

Charles Wright MillsCharles Wright Mills analyzes how employees sell their time, energy, and personality at work and suppress aggression.
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Charles Wright Mills was an American sociologist who examined modern societies and the role of intellectuals.

This quote discusses alienation and self-suppression of employees in modern work life.


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Charles Wright Mills (1916–1962) was an American sociologist. His work examined postwar societies and the interaction of political, military, and economic elites. His best-known works include “The Power Elite,” “White Collar: The American Middle Classes,” and “The Sociological Imagination.”

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