Pleasers ... make up what Earl Shorris has called "the oppressed middle,” the middle-managers who enjoy "the comforts of fearful people” and pay by submitting to their superiors' definitions of happiness and success. (Sam Keen)

Pleasers ... make up what Earl Shorris has called "the oppressed middle,” the middle-managers who enjoy "the comforts of fearful people” and pay by submitting to their superiors' definitions of happiness and success.

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