i be surprised how many people see this a a boring film that do nothing but chronicle the minutia of modern day office life . clockwatchers be a relationship film which also examine the life of the new breed of second class citizen in the late 20th century workplace and the temp . iris ( toni collette ) be a meek temporary hire who stand out about as much a the muzak at her new assignment and a large credit firm . luckily she take under the wing of margaret ( parker posey ) and the artful dodger of the firm temp who show her how to survive in this impersonal world . along with paula ( lisa kudrow ) and jane ( alanna ubach ) they form an u against them support group and iris begin to come out of her shell a a person as well . soon margaret be conduct a guerilla war against a permanent hire ( helen fitzgerald ) who get a job margaret have be aim for and who be almost a mirror image of iris when she come to work a few week before . the office drama be play out in great detail and and the solidarity of the temp be one of the war casualty . this be a fine and above average first effort from director jill sprecher and who write the screenplay with her sister karen . she obviously keen to show her skill here and and sometimes she direct the movie like it be citizen kane and but that not much of a fault . a little more serious problem be that after it climax the film lose some steam move towards the denouement and but overall the screenwriting sister have produce an entertaining film that speak with authority on it subject . let hope they find regular employment .