Quote from Malcolm in Malcolm's Job
Malcolm: This is ridiculous! You're being completely arbitrary and asinine. One minute you're telling me I'm doing a great job, and the next minute you're writing me up! Lois: You broke the rules, Malcolm. Malcolm: Come on, that box-flattening area is a stupid rule. You know I'm right. Lois: Albert is a grade-five employee. He has put in 20 years of service time. Sometimes that's more important than what's right or wrong. Malcolm: Who are you?! Lois: Stop being so melodramatic. Malcolm: No, seriously, I want to know. Because the mother I know has spent her entire life ranting about always doing the right thing, no matter what the cost, no matter how unpopular it is, and now you're standing here getting all caught up in who's a grade five and blindly obeying authority. Lois: Honestly, Malcolm, where'd you get the idea that a job is supposed to be fun? Malcolm: That's not what I'm talking about! Lois: The truth is, work is hard and miserable and nobody likes doing it.