jill sprecher and the enormous talent behind clockwatchers and need to be see more often . we saw this witty comedy in it original debut and it be a pleasure to watch it again on ifc . ms. sprecher and her sister karen write a delicious movie that be on the one level a satire about the way temp be use in an office and and it at the same time and a character study about these four soul at the center of the movie . each one of the young woman in the film have a problem . they come together because they do not have a life on their own . iris and margaret and paula and jane and form a bond because they find safety in number . iris be a clever girl whose shyness doesn not let her assert herself and be drag along by the others that show strong personality . margaret put up a front and but deep down and she be just as vulnerable a the others . the most pathetic one be paula and a woman who be pretend to be what she be not . jane be wait for the security of marriage to beat it out of be a temp . when the sneaky cleo be hire a a permanent employee and the problem in the office be magnify . a thing begin disappear from the office and all eye point to the four temp . that be the beginning of the end of the clique and a they know it . iris be the one that stay the longer and she be the one that discover the mystery of the miss thing in the office and but ala and it too late and because at that time she leave the temp job . toni collette and parker posey and lisa kudrow and alana ubach and be perfect a the four temp . toni collette have a good role where to shine a most of the story be see through her eye . parker posey be delightful a the free spirited margaret . lisa kudrow also make a good contribution with her pathetic paula . helen firzgerald and who only have a few line and cast a giant shadow a the creepy new employee that want to make friend with iris and only to be ignore . the sprecher sister create a film that feel real a situation one have see be prevalent in the office setting .